2100 Ra-Shalom

Summary

2100 Ra-Shalom is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2100 Ra-Shalom is credited with the discovery of Eleanor F. Helin^[3].
• 2100 Ra-Shalom's image is recorded as 2100Ra-Shalom (Lightcurve Inversion).png^[4].
• 2100 Ra-Shalom's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 2100 Ra-Shalom's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object^[6].
• 2100 Ra-Shalom's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Ra is named after 2100 Ra-Shalom^[8].
• 2100 Ra-Shalom's follows is recorded as 2099 Öpik^[9].
• 2100 Ra-Shalom's followed by is recorded as 2101 Adonis^[10].
• 2100 Ra-Shalom's minor planet group is recorded as Aten asteroid^[11].
• 2100 Ra-Shalom's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[12].
• 2100 Ra-Shalom's Commons category is recorded as 2100 Ra-Shalom^[13].
• 2100 Ra-Shalom's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[14].
• 2100 Ra-Shalom's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 TB^[15].
• 2100 Ra-Shalom's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 RA^[16].
• 2100 Ra-Shalom's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1978-09-10T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 2100 Ra-Shalom's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0790nh^[18].
• 2100 Ra-Shalom's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002100^[19].
• 2100 Ra-Shalom's asteroid spectral type is recorded as C-type asteroid^[20].
• 2100 Ra-Shalom's asteroid spectral type is recorded as X-type asteroid^[21].
• 2100 Ra-Shalom's significant event is recorded as naming^[22].
• 2100 Ra-Shalom's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.436407'}^[23].
• 2100 Ra-Shalom's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.4364984'}^[24].
• 2100 Ra-Shalom's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.4364952494407374'}^[25].
• 2100 Ra-Shalom's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.05'}^[26].
• 2100 Ra-Shalom's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.25'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include asteroid^[5] and near-Earth object^[6].

History and Context

Ra is named after 2100 Ra-Shalom^[8].

Why It Matters

2100 Ra-Shalom ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]