18 Melpomene

Summary

18 Melpomene is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 18 Melpomene is credited with the discovery of John Russell Hind^[3].
• 18 Melpomene's image is recorded as A601.M993.shape.png^[4].
• 18 Melpomene's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 18 Melpomene's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Bishop Observatory^[6].
• Melpomene is named after 18 Melpomene^[7].
• 18 Melpomene's follows is recorded as 17 Thetis^[8].
• 18 Melpomene's followed by is recorded as 19 Fortuna^[9].
• 18 Melpomene's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 18 Melpomene's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Melpomene symbol (fixed width).svg^[11].
• 18 Melpomene's Commons category is recorded as 18 Melpomene^[12].
• 18 Melpomene's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 18 Melpomene's provisional designation is recorded as A852 MA^[14].
• 18 Melpomene's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1852-06-24T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 18 Melpomene's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/035zc8^[16].
• 18 Melpomene's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20000018^[17].
• 18 Melpomene's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[18].
• 18 Melpomene's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 18 Melpomene's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2179619785208267'}^[20].
• 18 Melpomene's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.35'}^[21].
• 18 Melpomene's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.126'}^[22].
• 18 Melpomene's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.13085816291111'}^[23].
• 18 Melpomene's density is recorded as {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+1.69'}^[24].
• 18 Melpomene's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q2655272', 'amount': '+3.0'}^[25].
• 18 Melpomene's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1270.370896907891'}^[26].
• 18 Melpomene's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+11.57'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

18 Melpomene's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Melpomene is named after 18 Melpomene^[7].

Why It Matters

18 Melpomene ranks in the top 1% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]