1869 Philoctetes

Summary

1869 Philoctetes is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 33 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 1869 Philoctetes is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 1869 Philoctetes is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 1869 Philoctetes is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 1869 Philoctetes is credited with the discovery of Palomar–Leiden survey^[6].
• 1869 Philoctetes's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[7].
• 1869 Philoctetes's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[8].
• Philoctetes is named after 1869 Philoctetes^[9].
• 1869 Philoctetes followed 1868 Thersites^[10].
• 1869 Philoctetes was followed by 1870 Glaukos^[11].
• 1869 Philoctetes's minor planet group is recorded as Jupiter trojan^[12].
• 1869 Philoctetes's minor planet group is recorded as Greek camp trojan asteroid^[13].
• 1869 Philoctetes's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[14].
• 1869 Philoctetes's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[15].
• 1869 Philoctetes's provisional designation is recorded as 4596 P-L^[16].
• 1869 Philoctetes's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 1869 Philoctetes's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 1869 Philoctetes's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.065'}^[19].
• 1869 Philoctetes's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0691630'}^[20].
• 1869 Philoctetes's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0653416142767651'}^[21].
• 1869 Philoctetes's Lagrangian point is recorded as L4-Jupiter-Sun^[22].
• 1869 Philoctetes's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.2'}^[23].
• 1869 Philoctetes's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.1'}^[24].
• 1869 Philoctetes's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.13'}^[25].
• 1869 Philoctetes's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.967'}^[26].
• 1869 Philoctetes's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.97357'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

1869 Philoctetes's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[7].

Origins

Philoctetes is named after 1869 Philoctetes^[9].

Why It Matters

1869 Philoctetes has Wikipedia articles in 33 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]