271 Penthesilea

Summary

271 Penthesilea is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 271 Penthesilea is credited with the discovery of Viktor Knorre^[3].
• 271 Penthesilea's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 271 Penthesilea's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Berlin Observatory^[5].
• Penthesilea is named after 271 Penthesilea^[6].
• 271 Penthesilea's follows is recorded as Q149973^[7].
• 271 Penthesilea's followed by is recorded as 272 Antonia^[8].
• 271 Penthesilea's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 271 Penthesilea's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Penthesilea symbol (fixed width).svg^[10].
• 271 Penthesilea's Commons category is recorded as 271 Penthesilea^[11].
• 271 Penthesilea's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 271 Penthesilea's provisional designation is recorded as A916 GG^[13].
• 271 Penthesilea's provisional designation is recorded as A916 HA^[14].
• 271 Penthesilea's provisional designation is recorded as A887 TB^[15].
• 271 Penthesilea's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1887-10-13T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 271 Penthesilea's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/058103^[17].
• 271 Penthesilea's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20000271^[18].
• 271 Penthesilea's asteroid spectral type is recorded as P-type asteroid^[19].
• 271 Penthesilea's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 271 Penthesilea's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1036647269925024'}^[21].
• 271 Penthesilea's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.86'}^[22].
• 271 Penthesilea's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.537'}^[23].
• 271 Penthesilea's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.531895339664333'}^[24].
• 271 Penthesilea's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1901.345087865133'}^[25].
• 271 Penthesilea's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+18.787'}^[26].
• 271 Penthesilea's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+335.1865760308214'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

271 Penthesilea's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Penthesilea is named after 271 Penthesilea^[6].

Why It Matters

271 Penthesilea ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]