208996 Achlys

Summary

208996 Achlys is a trans-Neptunian object^[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of trans_neptunian_object entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (252 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 208996 Achlys is credited with the discovery of Chadwick Trujillo^[3].
• 208996 Achlys is credited with the discovery of Michael E. Brown^[4].
• 208996 Achlys's video is recorded as 2003 AZ84.ogv^[5].
• 208996 Achlys's image is recorded as Achlys Hubble 2005.png^[6].
• 208996 Achlys's instance of is recorded as trans-Neptunian object^[7].
• 208996 Achlys's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[8].
• 208996 Achlys's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[9].
• Achlys is named after 208996 Achlys^[10].
• 208996 Achlys's follows is recorded as (208995) 2003 AV81^[11].
• 208996 Achlys's followed by is recorded as (208997) 2003 AN88^[12].
• 208996 Achlys's minor planet group is recorded as plutino^[13].
• 208996 Achlys's minor planet group is recorded as trans-Neptunian object^[14].
• 208996 Achlys's Commons category is recorded as 208996 Achlys^[15].
• 208996 Achlys's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[16].
• 208996 Achlys's child astronomical body is recorded as moon of (208996) Achlys^[17].
• 208996 Achlys's provisional designation is recorded as 2003 AZ84^[18].
• 208996 Achlys's orbit diagram is recorded as 2003 AZ84-orbit2018.png^[19].
• 208996 Achlys's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2003-01-13T00:00:00Z^[20].
• 208996 Achlys's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/026l192^[21].
• 208996 Achlys's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20208996^[22].
• 208996 Achlys's significant event is recorded as naming^[23].
• 208996 Achlys's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.177'}^[24].
• 208996 Achlys's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1748401575426219'}^[25].
• 208996 Achlys's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+20.2'}^[26].
• 208996 Achlys's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+3.8'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Chadwick Trujillo^[3], an astronomer^[28], b. 1973^[29], of United States^[30], specialised in planetary science^[31] and Michael E. Brown^[4], an astronomer^[32], b. 1965^[33], of United States^[34], awarded the Kavli Prize in Astrophysics^[35], specialised in planetary science^[36].

Why It Matters

208996 Achlys ranks in the top 9% of trans_neptunian_object entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (252 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]