2329 Orthos

Summary

2329 Orthos is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2329 Orthos is credited with the discovery of Hans-Emil Schuster^[3].
• 2329 Orthos's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2329 Orthos's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object^[5].
• 2329 Orthos's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[6].
• 2329 Orthos's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[7].
• Orthrus is named after 2329 Orthos^[8].
• 2329 Orthos's follows is recorded as Q478687^[9].
• 2329 Orthos's followed by is recorded as Q535062^[10].
• 2329 Orthos's minor planet group is recorded as Apollo asteroid^[11].
• 2329 Orthos's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[12].
• 2329 Orthos's Commons category is recorded as 2329 Orthos^[13].
• 2329 Orthos's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[14].
• 2329 Orthos's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 WA^[15].
• 2329 Orthos's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1976-11-19T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 2329 Orthos's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7w2c^[17].
• 2329 Orthos's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002329^[18].
• 2329 Orthos's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 2329 Orthos's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.6574'}^[20].
• 2329 Orthos's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.6537649'}^[21].
• 2329 Orthos's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.6533457144787127'}^[22].
• 2329 Orthos's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}^[23].
• 2329 Orthos's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.58'}^[24].
• 2329 Orthos's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+24.45902'}^[25].
• 2329 Orthos's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+24.46389580132772'}^[26].
• 2329 Orthos's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.74'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Orthrus is named after 2329 Orthos^[8].

Why It Matters

2329 Orthos ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]