20994 Atreya

Summary

20994 Atreya is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 20994 Atreya is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 20994 Atreya's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 20994 Atreya's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[5].
• Prakash Atreya is named after 20994 Atreya^[6].
• 20994 Atreya followed 20993 Virginiediscry^[7].
• 20994 Atreya was followed by (20995) 1985 VY^[8].
• 20994 Atreya's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 20994 Atreya's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 20994 Atreya's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 TT3^[11].
• 20994 Atreya's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 TS^[12].
• 20994 Atreya's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 UK10^[13].
• 20994 Atreya's time of discovery or invention is recorded as October 15, 1985^[14].
• 20994 Atreya's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 20994 Atreya's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.12'}^[16].
• 20994 Atreya's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1249780'}^[17].
• 20994 Atreya's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1247903417359264'}^[18].
• 20994 Atreya's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}^[19].
• 20994 Atreya's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.52'}^[20].
• 20994 Atreya's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.78706'}^[21].
• 20994 Atreya's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.78304816758244'}^[22].
• 20994 Atreya's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.47'}^[23].
• 20994 Atreya's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1268.784184354429'}^[24].
• 20994 Atreya's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.25071'}^[25].
• 20994 Atreya's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.120957476660896'}^[26].
• 20994 Atreya's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.2936440'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

20994 Atreya's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Prakash Atreya is named after 20994 Atreya^[6].

Why It Matters

20994 Atreya ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]