239 Adrastea

Summary

239 Adrastea is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 239 Adrastea is credited with the discovery of Johann Palisa^[3].
• 239 Adrastea's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 239 Adrastea's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Vienna Observatory^[5].
• Adrasteia is named after 239 Adrastea^[6].
• 239 Adrastea's follows is recorded as 238 Hypatia^[7].
• 239 Adrastea's followed by is recorded as Q148915^[8].
• 239 Adrastea's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 239 Adrastea's Commons category is recorded as 239 Adrastea^[10].
• 239 Adrastea's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 239 Adrastea's provisional designation is recorded as 1955 MK1^[12].
• 239 Adrastea's provisional designation is recorded as 1956 UJ^[13].
• 239 Adrastea's provisional designation is recorded as A915 TD^[14].
• 239 Adrastea's provisional designation is recorded as A884 QA^[15].
• 239 Adrastea's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1884-08-18T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 239 Adrastea's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/057_0d^[17].
• 239 Adrastea's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20000239^[18].
• 239 Adrastea's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 239 Adrastea's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2355733352985915'}^[20].
• 239 Adrastea's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.89'}^[21].
• 239 Adrastea's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.49'}^[22].
• 239 Adrastea's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.169'}^[23].
• 239 Adrastea's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.175141912848055'}^[24].
• 239 Adrastea's density is recorded as {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+2'}^[25].
• 239 Adrastea's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1865.423378002167'}^[26].
• 239 Adrastea's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+18.48'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

239 Adrastea's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Adrasteia is named after 239 Adrastea^[6].

Why It Matters

239 Adrastea ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]