279 Thule
outer main-belt asteroid
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279 Thule
Summary
279 Thule is an asteroid[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- 279 Thule is credited with the discovery of Johann Palisa[3].
- 279 Thule's image is recorded as Орбита астероидов 279.png[4].
- 279 Thule's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
- 279 Thule's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Vienna Observatory[6].
- Thule is named after 279 Thule[7].
- 279 Thule's follows is recorded as 278 Paulina[8].
- 279 Thule's followed by is recorded as Q150116[9].
- 279 Thule's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[10].
- 279 Thule's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt[11].
- 279 Thule's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Thule symbol (fixed width).svg[12].
- 279 Thule's Commons category is recorded as 279 Thule[13].
- 279 Thule's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[14].
- 279 Thule's provisional designation is recorded as 1927 EC[15].
- 279 Thule's provisional designation is recorded as 1954 FF[16].
- 279 Thule's provisional designation is recorded as A920 GA[17].
- 279 Thule's provisional designation is recorded as A923 RA[18].
- 279 Thule's provisional designation is recorded as A888 UA[19].
- 279 Thule's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1888-10-25T00:00:00Z[20].
- 279 Thule's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05817d[21].
- 279 Thule's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20000279[22].
- 279 Thule's asteroid spectral type is recorded as D-type asteroid[23].
- 279 Thule's asteroid spectral type is recorded as X-type asteroid[24].
- 279 Thule's significant event is recorded as naming[25].
- 279 Thule's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.04402798342965802'}[26].
- 279 Thule's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.58'}[27].
Body
Designation and Status
279 Thule's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
History and Context
Thule is named after 279 Thule[7].
Why It Matters
279 Thule ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]