241 Germania

Summary

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

Key Facts

• 241 Germania is credited with the discovery of Robert Luther^[3].
• 241 Germania's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 241 Germania's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Düsseldorf-Bilk Observatory^[5].
• Germany is named after 241 Germania^[6].
• 241 Germania's follows is recorded as Q148915^[7].
• 241 Germania's followed by is recorded as 242 Kriemhild^[8].
• 241 Germania's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 241 Germania's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Germania symbol (fixed width).svg^[10].
• 241 Germania's Commons category is recorded as 241 Germania^[11].
• 241 Germania's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 241 Germania's provisional designation is recorded as 1953 US^[13].
• 241 Germania's provisional designation is recorded as 1953 VK1^[14].
• 241 Germania's provisional designation is recorded as A884 RA^[15].
• 241 Germania's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1884-09-12T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 241 Germania's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/057_6k^[17].
• 241 Germania's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20000241^[18].
• 241 Germania's asteroid spectral type is recorded as C-type asteroid^[19].
• 241 Germania's asteroid spectral type is recorded as B-type asteroid^[20].
• 241 Germania's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 241 Germania's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1062510074611469'}^[22].
• 241 Germania's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.75'}^[23].
• 241 Germania's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.506'}^[24].
• 241 Germania's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.517921865560552'}^[25].
• 241 Germania's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1941.457296600549'}^[26].
• 241 Germania's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+15.51'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

241 Germania's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Germany is named after 241 Germania^[6].

Why It Matters

241 Germania ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]