2102 Tantalus

Summary

2102 Tantalus is a potentially hazardous asteroid^[1]. It draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (potentially_hazardous_asteroid category, ranking #32 of 147).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2102 Tantalus is credited with the discovery of Charles T. Kowal^[3].
• 2102 Tantalus's instance of is recorded as potentially hazardous asteroid^[4].
• 2102 Tantalus's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object^[5].
• 2102 Tantalus's instance of is recorded as near-Earth asteroid^[6].
• 2102 Tantalus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Tantalus is named after 2102 Tantalus^[8].
• 2102 Tantalus's follows is recorded as 2101 Adonis^[9].
• 2102 Tantalus's followed by is recorded as Q844735^[10].
• 2102 Tantalus's minor planet group is recorded as Apollo asteroid^[11].
• 2102 Tantalus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[12].
• 2102 Tantalus's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Tantalus symbol (fixed width).svg^[13].
• 2102 Tantalus's Commons category is recorded as 2102 Tantalus^[14].
• 2102 Tantalus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[15].
• 2102 Tantalus's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 YA^[16].
• 2102 Tantalus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1975-12-27T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 2102 Tantalus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yh2t9^[18].
• 2102 Tantalus's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002102^[19].
• 2102 Tantalus's asteroid spectral type is recorded as Q-type asteroid^[20].
• 2102 Tantalus's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 2102 Tantalus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2989'}^[22].
• 2102 Tantalus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2991815'}^[23].
• 2102 Tantalus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2993501728109351'}^[24].
• 2102 Tantalus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.0'}^[25].
• 2102 Tantalus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+64.00690'}^[26].
• 2102 Tantalus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+64.00515474112085'}^[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include potentially hazardous asteroid^[4], near-Earth object^[5], and near-Earth asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Tantalus is named after 2102 Tantalus^[8].

Why It Matters

2102 Tantalus draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (potentially_hazardous_asteroid category, ranking #32 of 147).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]