26 Proserpina

Summary

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

Key Facts

• 26 Proserpina is credited with the discovery of Robert Luther^[3].
• 26 Proserpina's image is recorded as A713.M1189.shape.png^[4].
• 26 Proserpina's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 26 Proserpina's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Düsseldorf-Bilk Observatory^[6].
• Proserpina is named after 26 Proserpina^[7].
• 26 Proserpina's follows is recorded as Q108336^[8].
• 26 Proserpina's followed by is recorded as 27 Euterpe^[9].
• 26 Proserpina's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 26 Proserpina's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Proserpina symbol (fixed width).svg^[11].
• 26 Proserpina's Commons category is recorded as 26 Proserpina^[12].
• 26 Proserpina's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 26 Proserpina's provisional designation is recorded as 1935 KK^[14].
• 26 Proserpina's provisional designation is recorded as 1954 WD1^[15].
• 26 Proserpina's provisional designation is recorded as A853 JA^[16].
• 26 Proserpina's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1853-05-05T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 26 Proserpina's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03648r^[18].
• 26 Proserpina's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20000026^[19].
• 26 Proserpina's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[20].
• 26 Proserpina's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 26 Proserpina's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08863093278319341'}^[22].
• 26 Proserpina's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.48'}^[23].
• 26 Proserpina's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.562'}^[24].
• 26 Proserpina's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.554525040584192'}^[25].
• 26 Proserpina's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1580.266117663556'}^[26].
• 26 Proserpina's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+13.11'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

26 Proserpina's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Proserpina is named after 26 Proserpina^[7].

Why It Matters

26 Proserpina ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]