2260 Neoptolemus

Summary

2260 Neoptolemus is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2260 Neoptolemus is credited with the discovery of Purple Mountain Observatory^[3].
• 2260 Neoptolemus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2260 Neoptolemus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Purple Mountain Observatory^[5].
• Neoptolemus is named after 2260 Neoptolemus^[6].
• 2260 Neoptolemus's follows is recorded as Q525444^[7].
• 2260 Neoptolemus's followed by is recorded as Q279600^[8].
• 2260 Neoptolemus's minor planet group is recorded as Jupiter trojan^[9].
• 2260 Neoptolemus's minor planet group is recorded as Greek camp trojan asteroid^[10].
• 2260 Neoptolemus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 2260 Neoptolemus's Commons category is recorded as 2260 Neoptolemus^[12].
• 2260 Neoptolemus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 2260 Neoptolemus's provisional designation is recorded as 1951 XK^[14].
• 2260 Neoptolemus's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 WM1^[15].
• 2260 Neoptolemus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1975-11-26T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 2260 Neoptolemus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03h2hxk^[17].
• 2260 Neoptolemus's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002260^[18].
• 2260 Neoptolemus's asteroid spectral type is recorded as D-type asteroid^[19].
• 2260 Neoptolemus's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 2260 Neoptolemus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.043'}^[21].
• 2260 Neoptolemus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0439486'}^[22].
• 2260 Neoptolemus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.04422830212299591'}^[23].
• 2260 Neoptolemus's Lagrangian point is recorded as L4-Jupiter-Sun^[24].
• 2260 Neoptolemus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.31'}^[25].
• 2260 Neoptolemus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.38'}^[26].
• 2260 Neoptolemus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+17.782'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

2260 Neoptolemus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Neoptolemus is named after 2260 Neoptolemus^[6].

Why It Matters

2260 Neoptolemus ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]