1864 Daedalus

Summary

1864 Daedalus is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1864 Daedalus is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[3].
• 1864 Daedalus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 1864 Daedalus's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object^[5].
• 1864 Daedalus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• Daedalus is named after 1864 Daedalus^[7].
• 1864 Daedalus's follows is recorded as Q144913^[8].
• 1864 Daedalus's followed by is recorded as 1865 Cerberus^[9].
• 1864 Daedalus's minor planet group is recorded as Apollo asteroid^[10].
• 1864 Daedalus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 1864 Daedalus's Commons category is recorded as 1864 Daedalus^[12].
• 1864 Daedalus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 1864 Daedalus's provisional designation is recorded as 1971 FA^[14].
• 1864 Daedalus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1971-03-24T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 1864 Daedalus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y1bdj^[16].
• 1864 Daedalus's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001864^[17].
• 1864 Daedalus's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[18].
• 1864 Daedalus's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 1864 Daedalus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.6146'}^[20].
• 1864 Daedalus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.6143848'}^[21].
• 1864 Daedalus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.614445827750087'}^[22].
• 1864 Daedalus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.85'}^[23].
• 1864 Daedalus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.84'}^[24].
• 1864 Daedalus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+22.21071'}^[25].
• 1864 Daedalus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+22.21686942915609'}^[26].
• 1864 Daedalus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+1.77'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include asteroid^[4] and near-Earth object^[5].

History and Context

Daedalus is named after 1864 Daedalus^[7].

Why It Matters

1864 Daedalus ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]