26057 Ankaios

Summary

26057 Ankaios is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 26057 Ankaios is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 26057 Ankaios is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 26057 Ankaios is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 26057 Ankaios's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 26057 Ankaios's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Ancaeus is named after 26057 Ankaios^[8].
• 26057 Ankaios's follows is recorded as (26056) 4281 T-2^[9].
• 26057 Ankaios's followed by is recorded as (26058) 1061 T-3^[10].
• 26057 Ankaios's minor planet group is recorded as Jupiter trojan^[11].
• 26057 Ankaios's minor planet group is recorded as list of Jupiter trojans (Greek camp)^[12].
• 26057 Ankaios's minor planet group is recorded as Greek camp trojan asteroid^[13].
• 26057 Ankaios's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[14].
• 26057 Ankaios's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 UQ28^[15].
• 26057 Ankaios's provisional designation is recorded as 4742 T-2^[16].
• 26057 Ankaios's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1973-09-30T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 26057 Ankaios's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y0smj^[18].
• 26057 Ankaios's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20026057^[19].
• 26057 Ankaios's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 26057 Ankaios's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.108'}^[21].
• 26057 Ankaios's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1090325'}^[22].
• 26057 Ankaios's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1087811341750922'}^[23].
• 26057 Ankaios's Lagrangian point is recorded as L4-Jupiter-Sun^[24].
• 26057 Ankaios's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.2'}^[25].
• 26057 Ankaios's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.31'}^[26].
• 26057 Ankaios's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.28698'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

26057 Ankaios's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Ancaeus is named after 26057 Ankaios^[8].

Why It Matters

26057 Ankaios has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]