1912 Anubis

Summary

1912 Anubis is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1912 Anubis is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 1912 Anubis is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 1912 Anubis is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 1912 Anubis's image is recorded as 001912-asteroid shape model (1912) Anubis.png^[6].
• 1912 Anubis's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[7].
• 1912 Anubis's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[8].
• Anubis is named after 1912 Anubis^[9].
• 1912 Anubis's follows is recorded as Q145763^[10].
• 1912 Anubis's followed by is recorded as Q145803^[11].
• 1912 Anubis's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[12].
• 1912 Anubis's Commons category is recorded as 1912 Anubis^[13].
• 1912 Anubis's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[14].
• 1912 Anubis's provisional designation is recorded as 1938 DJ2^[15].
• 1912 Anubis's provisional designation is recorded as 1943 DD^[16].
• 1912 Anubis's provisional designation is recorded as 1968 HQ^[17].
• 1912 Anubis's provisional designation is recorded as 6534 P-L^[18].
• 1912 Anubis's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[19].
• 1912 Anubis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y0t62^[20].
• 1912 Anubis's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001912^[21].
• 1912 Anubis's significant event is recorded as naming^[22].
• 1912 Anubis's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09'}^[23].
• 1912 Anubis's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0919299'}^[24].
• 1912 Anubis's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09333558155048424'}^[25].
• 1912 Anubis's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.86'}^[26].
• 1912 Anubis's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.8'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

1912 Anubis's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[7].

History and Context

Anubis is named after 1912 Anubis^[9].

Why It Matters

1912 Anubis ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]