296 Phaëtusa

Summary

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

Key Facts

• 296 Phaëtusa is credited with the discovery of Auguste Charlois^[3].
• 296 Phaëtusa's image is recorded as 000296-asteroid shape model (296) Phaëtusa.png^[4].
• 296 Phaëtusa's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 296 Phaëtusa's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nice Observatory^[6].
• Phaethusa is named after 296 Phaëtusa^[7].
• 296 Phaëtusa's follows is recorded as Q150423^[8].
• 296 Phaëtusa's followed by is recorded as 297 Caecilia^[9].
• 296 Phaëtusa's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 296 Phaëtusa's Commons category is recorded as 296 Phaëtusa^[11].
• 296 Phaëtusa's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 296 Phaëtusa's provisional designation is recorded as 1930 YH^[13].
• 296 Phaëtusa's provisional designation is recorded as A917 XB^[14].
• 296 Phaëtusa's provisional designation is recorded as A890 QB^[15].
• 296 Phaëtusa's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1890-08-19T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 296 Phaëtusa's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0581lh^[17].
• 296 Phaëtusa's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20000296^[18].
• 296 Phaëtusa's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[19].
• 296 Phaëtusa's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 296 Phaëtusa's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1604071170345553'}^[21].
• 296 Phaëtusa's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.53'}^[22].
• 296 Phaëtusa's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.747'}^[23].
• 296 Phaëtusa's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.748358182018018'}^[24].
• 296 Phaëtusa's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1215.081823221668'}^[25].
• 296 Phaëtusa's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+4.5385'}^[26].
• 296 Phaëtusa's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+121.5488521383782'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

296 Phaëtusa's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Phaethusa is named after 296 Phaëtusa^[7].

Why It Matters

296 Phaëtusa ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]