24587 Kapaneus

Summary

24587 Kapaneus is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 24587 Kapaneus is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 24587 Kapaneus is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 24587 Kapaneus is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 24587 Kapaneus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 24587 Kapaneus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Capaneus is named after 24587 Kapaneus^[8].
• 24587 Kapaneus followed (24586) 4230 T-2^[9].
• 24587 Kapaneus was followed by (24588) 4733 T-2^[10].
• 24587 Kapaneus's minor planet group is recorded as Jupiter trojan^[11].
• 24587 Kapaneus's minor planet group is recorded as Greek camp trojan asteroid^[12].
• 24587 Kapaneus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 24587 Kapaneus's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 RW28^[14].
• 24587 Kapaneus's provisional designation is recorded as 4613 T-2^[15].
• 24587 Kapaneus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1973-09-30T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 24587 Kapaneus's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 24587 Kapaneus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.012'}^[18].
• 24587 Kapaneus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0101820'}^[19].
• 24587 Kapaneus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.01168146310898421'}^[20].
• 24587 Kapaneus's Lagrangian point is recorded as L4-Jupiter-Sun^[21].
• 24587 Kapaneus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.4'}^[22].
• 24587 Kapaneus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.51'}^[23].
• 24587 Kapaneus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+29.05767'}^[24].
• 24587 Kapaneus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+29.03881437578339'}^[25].
• 24587 Kapaneus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+11.79'}^[26].
• 24587 Kapaneus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+4320.817595175387'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

24587 Kapaneus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Capaneus is named after 24587 Kapaneus^[8].

Why It Matters

24587 Kapaneus has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]