2895 Memnon

Summary

2895 Memnon is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2895 Memnon is credited with the discovery of Norman G. Thomas^[3].
• 2895 Memnon's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2895 Memnon's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[5].
• Memnon is named after 2895 Memnon^[6].
• 2895 Memnon's follows is recorded as Q968726^[7].
• 2895 Memnon's followed by is recorded as Q728242^[8].
• 2895 Memnon's minor planet group is recorded as Jupiter trojan^[9].
• 2895 Memnon's minor planet group is recorded as Trojan camp trojan asteroid^[10].
• 2895 Memnon's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 2895 Memnon's Commons category is recorded as 2895 Memnon^[12].
• 2895 Memnon's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 2895 Memnon's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 AE1^[14].
• 2895 Memnon's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 CL^[15].
• 2895 Memnon's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-01-10T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 2895 Memnon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7fdh^[17].
• 2895 Memnon's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002895^[18].
• 2895 Memnon's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 2895 Memnon's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05'}^[20].
• 2895 Memnon's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0492924'}^[21].
• 2895 Memnon's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.04935573496687773'}^[22].
• 2895 Memnon's Lagrangian point is recorded as L5 Jupiter-Sun^[23].
• 2895 Memnon's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.0'}^[24].
• 2895 Memnon's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.05'}^[25].
• 2895 Memnon's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+27.20738'}^[26].
• 2895 Memnon's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+27.20883937198737'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

2895 Memnon's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Memnon is named after 2895 Memnon^[6].

Why It Matters

2895 Memnon ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]