163 Erigone
main-belt asteroid
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Summary
163 Erigone is an asteroid[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- 163 Erigone is credited with the discovery of Henri Joseph Anastase Perrotin[3].
- 163 Erigone's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
- 163 Erigone's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Toulouse Observatory[5].
- Erigone is named after 163 Erigone[6].
- Erigone is named after 163 Erigone[7].
- 163 Erigone followed 162 Laurentia[8].
- 163 Erigone was followed by 164 Eva[9].
- 163 Erigone's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[10].
- 163 Erigone's Commons category is recorded as 163 Erigone[11].
- 163 Erigone's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[12].
- 163 Erigone's provisional designation is recorded as 1957 OT[13].
- 163 Erigone's provisional designation is recorded as A892 RA[14].
- 163 Erigone's provisional designation is recorded as 2017 YH23[15].
- 163 Erigone's provisional designation is recorded as A876 HC[16].
- 163 Erigone's time of discovery or invention is recorded as April 26, 1876[17].
- 163 Erigone's asteroid spectral type is recorded as C-type asteroid[18].
- 163 Erigone's asteroid family is recorded as Erigone family[19].
- 163 Erigone's significant event is recorded as naming[20].
- 163 Erigone's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1919725514520863'}[21].
- 163 Erigone's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.77'}[22].
- 163 Erigone's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'degree', 'amount': '+4.813'}[23].
- 163 Erigone's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'degree', 'amount': '+4.815056162635399'}[24].
- 163 Erigone's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'day', 'amount': '+1329.826898523247'}[25].
- 163 Erigone's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'hour', 'amount': '+16.136'}[26].
- 163 Erigone's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'degree', 'amount': '+160.0082430996876'}[27].
Body
Designation and Status
163 Erigone's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
History and Context
Things named after include Erigone[6], a mythological Greek character[28].
Cultural Significance
Things named for 163 Erigone include Erigone family[29], an asteroid family[30].
Why It Matters
163 Erigone ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]
Entities named for it include Erigone family[29], an asteroid family[30].