20952 Tydeus

Summary

20952 Tydeus is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 20952 Tydeus is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 20952 Tydeus is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 20952 Tydeus is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 20952 Tydeus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 20952 Tydeus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Tydeus is named after 20952 Tydeus^[8].
• 20952 Tydeus followed (20951) 4261 T-2^[9].
• 20952 Tydeus was followed by (20953) 1068 T-3^[10].
• 20952 Tydeus's minor planet group is recorded as Jupiter trojan^[11].
• 20952 Tydeus's minor planet group is recorded as Greek camp trojan asteroid^[12].
• 20952 Tydeus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 20952 Tydeus's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 XE132^[14].
• 20952 Tydeus's provisional designation is recorded as 5151 T-2^[15].
• 20952 Tydeus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1973-09-25T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 20952 Tydeus's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 20952 Tydeus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.084'}^[18].
• 20952 Tydeus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0846965'}^[19].
• 20952 Tydeus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.08453897501823612'}^[20].
• 20952 Tydeus's Lagrangian point is recorded as L4-Jupiter-Sun^[21].
• 20952 Tydeus's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+19.17'}^[22].
• 20952 Tydeus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.6'}^[23].
• 20952 Tydeus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.74'}^[24].
• 20952 Tydeus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+9.97806'}^[25].
• 20952 Tydeus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+9.987311777858528'}^[26].
• 20952 Tydeus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+11.78'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

20952 Tydeus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Tydeus is named after 20952 Tydeus^[8].

Why It Matters

20952 Tydeus has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]