1868 Thersites

Summary

1868 Thersites is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1868 Thersites is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 1868 Thersites is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 1868 Thersites is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 1868 Thersites is credited with the discovery of Palomar–Leiden survey^[6].
• 1868 Thersites's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[7].
• 1868 Thersites's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[8].
• Thersites is named after 1868 Thersites^[9].
• 1868 Thersites's follows is recorded as Q144976^[10].
• 1868 Thersites's followed by is recorded as Q145004^[11].
• 1868 Thersites's minor planet group is recorded as Jupiter trojan^[12].
• 1868 Thersites's minor planet group is recorded as Greek camp trojan asteroid^[13].
• 1868 Thersites's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[14].
• 1868 Thersites's Commons category is recorded as 1868 Thersites^[15].
• 1868 Thersites's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[16].
• 1868 Thersites's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 RB2^[17].
• 1868 Thersites's provisional designation is recorded as 2008 P-L^[18].
• 1868 Thersites's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[19].
• 1868 Thersites's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03h1_bp^[20].
• 1868 Thersites's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001868^[21].
• 1868 Thersites's significant event is recorded as naming^[22].
• 1868 Thersites's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.109'}^[23].
• 1868 Thersites's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1104058'}^[24].
• 1868 Thersites's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1086581761271722'}^[25].
• 1868 Thersites's Lagrangian point is recorded as L4-Jupiter-Sun^[26].
• 1868 Thersites's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.5'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

1868 Thersites's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[7].

History and Context

Thersites is named after 1868 Thersites^[9].

Why It Matters

1868 Thersites ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]