20947 Polyneikes

Summary

20947 Polyneikes is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 20947 Polyneikes is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 20947 Polyneikes is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 20947 Polyneikes is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 20947 Polyneikes's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 20947 Polyneikes's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Polynices is named after 20947 Polyneikes^[8].
• 20947 Polyneikes's follows is recorded as (20946) 2316 T-2^[9].
• 20947 Polyneikes's followed by is recorded as (20948) 2754 T-2^[10].
• 20947 Polyneikes's minor planet group is recorded as Jupiter trojan^[11].
• 20947 Polyneikes's minor planet group is recorded as Greek camp trojan asteroid^[12].
• 20947 Polyneikes's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Polyneikes symbol (fixed width).svg^[13].
• 20947 Polyneikes's Commons category is recorded as 20947 Polyneikes^[14].
• 20947 Polyneikes's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[15].
• 20947 Polyneikes's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 SP145^[16].
• 20947 Polyneikes's provisional designation is recorded as 2638 T-2^[17].
• 20947 Polyneikes's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1973-09-29T00:00:00Z^[18].
• 20947 Polyneikes's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y80s7^[19].
• 20947 Polyneikes's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20020947^[20].
• 20947 Polyneikes's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 20947 Polyneikes's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.023'}^[22].
• 20947 Polyneikes's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0229491'}^[23].
• 20947 Polyneikes's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02438989365246467'}^[24].
• 20947 Polyneikes's Lagrangian point is recorded as L4-Jupiter-Sun^[25].
• 20947 Polyneikes's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12'}^[26].
• 20947 Polyneikes's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.9'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

20947 Polyneikes's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Polynices is named after 20947 Polyneikes^[8].

Why It Matters

20947 Polyneikes has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]