229737 Porthos

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229737 Porthos

Summary

229737 Porthos is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 229737 Porthos is credited with the discovery of Bernard Christophe[3].
  • 229737 Porthos's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 229737 Porthos's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Saint-Sulpice[5].
  • Porthos is named after 229737 Porthos[6].
  • 229737 Porthos's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • 229737 Porthos's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • 229737 Porthos's provisional designation is recorded as 2007 HO4[9].
  • 229737 Porthos's provisional designation is recorded as 2008 PY7[10].
  • 229737 Porthos's time of discovery or invention is recorded as April 19, 2007[11].
  • 229737 Porthos's significant event is recorded as naming[12].
  • 229737 Porthos's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08'}[13].
  • 229737 Porthos's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0802158718011652'}[14].
  • 229737 Porthos's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.1'}[15].
  • 229737 Porthos's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.31'}[16].
  • 229737 Porthos's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.4'}[17].
  • 229737 Porthos's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.361998508306046'}[18].
  • 229737 Porthos's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1663.628459601356'}[19].
  • 229737 Porthos's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+171.9'}[20].
  • 229737 Porthos's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+171.8266143644369'}[21].
  • 229737 Porthos's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.747716634214135'}[22].
  • 229737 Porthos's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.968127119490185'}[23].
  • 229737 Porthos's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.527306148938084'}[24].
  • 229737 Porthos's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+190.2'}[25].
  • 229737 Porthos's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+188.7296695267601'}[26].
  • 229737 Porthos's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+144.8'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

229737 Porthos's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

History and Context

Porthos is named after 229737 Porthos[6].

Why It Matters

229737 Porthos has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent astronomical body Sun
    Named after
    Orbital period {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1663.628459601356'}
    Significant event naming
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:229737 پورتھوس]]"
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