2759 Idomeneus

Summary

2759 Idomeneus is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2759 Idomeneus is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 2759 Idomeneus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2759 Idomeneus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[5].
• Idomeneus is named after 2759 Idomeneus^[6].
• 2759 Idomeneus's follows is recorded as Q150032^[7].
• 2759 Idomeneus's followed by is recorded as Q646018^[8].
• 2759 Idomeneus's minor planet group is recorded as Jupiter trojan^[9].
• 2759 Idomeneus's minor planet group is recorded as Greek camp trojan asteroid^[10].
• 2759 Idomeneus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 2759 Idomeneus's Commons category is recorded as 2759 Idomeneus^[12].
• 2759 Idomeneus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 2759 Idomeneus's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 GC^[14].
• 2759 Idomeneus's provisional designation is recorded as 2016 NE152^[15].
• 2759 Idomeneus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1980-04-14T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 2759 Idomeneus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03h2j32^[17].
• 2759 Idomeneus's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002759^[18].
• 2759 Idomeneus's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 2759 Idomeneus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.067'}^[20].
• 2759 Idomeneus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0655852'}^[21].
• 2759 Idomeneus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0663115990235122'}^[22].
• 2759 Idomeneus's Lagrangian point is recorded as L4-Jupiter-Sun^[23].
• 2759 Idomeneus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.0'}^[24].
• 2759 Idomeneus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.05'}^[25].
• 2759 Idomeneus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+21.962'}^[26].
• 2759 Idomeneus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+21.94767'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

2759 Idomeneus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Idomeneus is named after 2759 Idomeneus^[6].

Why It Matters

2759 Idomeneus ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]