1916 Boreas
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1916 Boreas
Summary
1916 Boreas is an asteroid[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 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': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.877'}[23].
- 1916 Boreas's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.87721'}[24].
- 1916 Boreas's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.87711754309365'}[25].
- 1916 Boreas's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.43'}[26].
- 1916 Boreas's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', '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 (18 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]