2223 Sarpedon

Summary

2223 Sarpedon is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2223 Sarpedon is credited with the discovery of Purple Mountain Observatory^[3].
• 2223 Sarpedon's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2223 Sarpedon's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Purple Mountain Observatory^[5].
• Sarpedon is named after 2223 Sarpedon^[6].
• 2223 Sarpedon's follows is recorded as Q844002^[7].
• 2223 Sarpedon's followed by is recorded as Q148255^[8].
• 2223 Sarpedon's minor planet group is recorded as Jupiter trojan^[9].
• 2223 Sarpedon's minor planet group is recorded as Trojan camp trojan asteroid^[10].
• 2223 Sarpedon's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 2223 Sarpedon's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Sarpedon symbol (fixed width).svg^[12].
• 2223 Sarpedon's Commons category is recorded as 2223 Sarpedon^[13].
• 2223 Sarpedon's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[14].
• 2223 Sarpedon's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 TL3^[15].
• 2223 Sarpedon's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1977-10-04T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 2223 Sarpedon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yg5b3^[17].
• 2223 Sarpedon's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002223^[18].
• 2223 Sarpedon's asteroid spectral type is recorded as D-type asteroid^[19].
• 2223 Sarpedon's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 2223 Sarpedon's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.015'}^[21].
• 2223 Sarpedon's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0155786'}^[22].
• 2223 Sarpedon's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.01759654438969557'}^[23].
• 2223 Sarpedon's Lagrangian point is recorded as L5 Jupiter-Sun^[24].
• 2223 Sarpedon's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.41'}^[25].
• 2223 Sarpedon's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.11'}^[26].
• 2223 Sarpedon's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+15.96023'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

2223 Sarpedon's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Sarpedon is named after 2223 Sarpedon^[6].

Why It Matters

2223 Sarpedon ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]