24 Themis

Summary

24 Themis is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.73% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #30 of 4,107).^[2]

Key Facts

• 24 Themis is credited with the discovery of Annibale de Gasparis^[3].
• 24 Themis's image is recorded as A609.M1006.shape.png^[4].
• 24 Themis's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 24 Themis's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte^[6].
• Themis is named after 24 Themis^[7].
• 24 Themis's follows is recorded as 23 Thalia^[8].
• 24 Themis's followed by is recorded as Q108336^[9].
• 24 Themis's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 24 Themis's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Themis symbol (fixed width).svg^[11].
• 24 Themis's Commons category is recorded as 24 Themis^[12].
• 24 Themis's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 24 Themis's provisional designation is recorded as 1947 BA^[14].
• 24 Themis's provisional designation is recorded as 1955 OH^[15].
• 24 Themis's provisional designation is recorded as A853 GA^[16].
• 24 Themis's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1853-04-05T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 24 Themis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01ffn6^[18].
• 24 Themis's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20000024^[19].
• 24 Themis's asteroid spectral type is recorded as C-type asteroid^[20].
• 24 Themis's asteroid spectral type is recorded as B-type asteroid^[21].
• 24 Themis's significant event is recorded as naming^[22].
• 24 Themis's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1153430068927704'}^[23].
• 24 Themis's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.22'}^[24].
• 24 Themis's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.7595'}^[25].
• 24 Themis's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.7366995185411344'}^[26].
• 24 Themis's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q2655272', 'amount': '+23'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

24 Themis's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Themis is named after 24 Themis^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for 24 Themis include Themis family^[28], an asteroid family^[29].

Why It Matters

24 Themis ranks in the top 0.73% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #30 of 4,107).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for it include Themis family^[28], an asteroid family^[29].