2241 Alcathous

Summary

2241 Alcathous is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2241 Alcathous is credited with the discovery of Charles T. Kowal^[3].
• 2241 Alcathous's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2241 Alcathous's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[5].
• Alcathous is named after 2241 Alcathous^[6].
• 2241 Alcathous's follows is recorded as Q534368^[7].
• 2241 Alcathous's followed by is recorded as Q148376^[8].
• 2241 Alcathous's minor planet group is recorded as Jupiter trojan^[9].
• 2241 Alcathous's minor planet group is recorded as Trojan camp trojan asteroid^[10].
• 2241 Alcathous's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 2241 Alcathous's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Alcathous symbol (fixed width).svg^[12].
• 2241 Alcathous's Commons category is recorded as 2241 Alcathous^[13].
• 2241 Alcathous's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[14].
• 2241 Alcathous's provisional designation is recorded as 1950 NC^[15].
• 2241 Alcathous's provisional designation is recorded as 1968 WF^[16].
• 2241 Alcathous's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 WM^[17].
• 2241 Alcathous's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1979-11-22T00:00:00Z^[18].
• 2241 Alcathous's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y0pzl^[19].
• 2241 Alcathous's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002241^[20].
• 2241 Alcathous's asteroid spectral type is recorded as D-type asteroid^[21].
• 2241 Alcathous's significant event is recorded as naming^[22].
• 2241 Alcathous's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0662'}^[23].
• 2241 Alcathous's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0673742'}^[24].
• 2241 Alcathous's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06667860803489176'}^[25].
• 2241 Alcathous's Lagrangian point is recorded as L5 Jupiter-Sun^[26].
• 2241 Alcathous's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.64'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

2241 Alcathous's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Alcathous is named after 2241 Alcathous^[6].

Why It Matters

2241 Alcathous ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]