2958 Arpetito

Summary

2958 Arpetito is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2958 Arpetito is credited with the discovery of Henri Debehogne^[3].
• 2958 Arpetito is credited with the discovery of Giovanni de Sanctis^[4].
• 2958 Arpetito's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 2958 Arpetito's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• 2958 Arpetito's follows is recorded as 2957 Tatsuo^[7].
• 2958 Arpetito's followed by is recorded as 2959 Scholl^[8].
• 2958 Arpetito's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2958 Arpetito's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 2958 Arpetito's provisional designation is recorded as 1969 VJ^[11].
• 2958 Arpetito's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 HM^[12].
• 2958 Arpetito's provisional designation is recorded as 1974 WQ^[13].
• 2958 Arpetito's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 JA^[14].
• 2958 Arpetito's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 YA2^[15].
• 2958 Arpetito's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 DG^[16].
• 2958 Arpetito's provisional designation is recorded as 1983 RQ^[17].
• 2958 Arpetito's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-02-28T00:00:00Z^[18].
• 2958 Arpetito's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y0v4t^[19].
• 2958 Arpetito's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002958^[20].
• 2958 Arpetito's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 2958 Arpetito's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.01'}^[22].
• 2958 Arpetito's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0128099'}^[23].
• 2958 Arpetito's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.01707438306217106'}^[24].
• 2958 Arpetito's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.4'}^[25].
• 2958 Arpetito's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.54'}^[26].
• 2958 Arpetito's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.02145'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

2958 Arpetito's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Why It Matters

2958 Arpetito ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]