1881 Shao

Summary

1881 Shao is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1881 Shao is credited with the discovery of Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth^[3].
• 1881 Shao's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 1881 Shao's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory^[5].
• Meanings of minor planet names: 1001–2000 is named after 1881 Shao^[6].
• Shao Cheng-Yuan is named after 1881 Shao^[7].
• 1881 Shao's follows is recorded as 1880 McCrosky^[8].
• 1881 Shao's followed by is recorded as Q145225^[9].
• 1881 Shao's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 1881 Shao's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 1881 Shao's provisional designation is recorded as 1940 PC^[12].
• 1881 Shao's provisional designation is recorded as 1968 OO^[13].
• 1881 Shao's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1940-08-03T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 1881 Shao's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ygfbz^[15].
• 1881 Shao's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001881^[16].
• 1881 Shao's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 1881 Shao's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.107810'}^[18].
• 1881 Shao's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1047595'}^[19].
• 1881 Shao's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.102779166088401'}^[20].
• 1881 Shao's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.4'}^[21].
• 1881 Shao's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.46'}^[22].
• 1881 Shao's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.86894'}^[23].
• 1881 Shao's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.867173427600077'}^[24].
• 1881 Shao's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.63'}^[25].
• 1881 Shao's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2058.626240430159'}^[26].
• 1881 Shao's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+7.452'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

1881 Shao's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Things named after include Meanings of minor planet names: 1001–2000^[6] and Shao Cheng-Yuan^[7], an astronomer^[28], 1928–2005^[29].

Why It Matters

1881 Shao ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]