1916 Boreas

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Summary

1916 Boreas is an asteroid[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 1916 Boreas is credited with the discovery of Sylvain Arend[3].
  • 1916 Boreas's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 1916 Boreas's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object[5].
  • 1916 Boreas's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Royal Observatory of Belgium[6].
  • Boreas is named after 1916 Boreas[7].
  • 1916 Boreas followed 1915 Quetzálcoatl[8].
  • 1916 Boreas was followed by 1917 Cuyo[9].
  • 1916 Boreas's minor planet group is recorded as Amor asteroid[10].
  • 1916 Boreas's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[11].
  • 1916 Boreas's Commons category is recorded as 1916 Boreas[12].
  • 1916 Boreas's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[13].
  • 1916 Boreas's provisional designation is recorded as 1953 RA[14].
  • 1916 Boreas's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 1, 1953[15].
  • 1916 Boreas's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid[16].
  • 1916 Boreas's significant event is recorded as naming[17].
  • 1916 Boreas's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.44912'}[18].
  • 1916 Boreas's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.4494497'}[19].
  • 1916 Boreas's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.4491761651199611'}[20].
  • 1916 Boreas's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.93'}[21].
  • 1916 Boreas's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.92'}[22].
  • 1916 Boreas's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'degree', 'amount': '+12.877'}[23].
  • 1916 Boreas's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'degree', 'amount': '+12.87721'}[24].
  • 1916 Boreas's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'degree', 'amount': '+12.87711754309365'}[25].
  • 1916 Boreas's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'year', 'amount': '+3.43'}[26].
  • 1916 Boreas's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'day', 'amount': '+1251.416797529886'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Boreas is named after 1916 Boreas[7].

Why It Matters

1916 Boreas ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12w ago · Dirac · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Орбита астероида 1916 (плоскость).png
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Image: Орбита астероида 1916 (плоскость).png, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/261337|batch #261337]]"
  2. 15w ago · Einsenkungsmarke · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.877'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.87721'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.87711754309365'}
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+64.70464'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+35.11128109525828'}
    Aliases → —
    Minor planet group → Amor asteroid, asteroid belt
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Different from: Boreas"
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