299 Thora

Summary

299 Thora is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 299 Thora is credited with the discovery of Johann Palisa^[3].
• 299 Thora's image is recorded as Орбита астероида 299.png^[4].
• 299 Thora's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 299 Thora's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Vienna Observatory^[6].
• Thor is named after 299 Thora^[7].
• 299 Thora's follows is recorded as 298 Baptistina^[8].
• 299 Thora's followed by is recorded as Q150557^[9].
• 299 Thora's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 299 Thora's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Thora symbol (fixed width).svg^[11].
• 299 Thora's Commons category is recorded as 299 Thora^[12].
• 299 Thora's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 299 Thora's provisional designation is recorded as 1935 PC^[14].
• 299 Thora's provisional designation is recorded as 1939 PK^[15].
• 299 Thora's provisional designation is recorded as A890 TA^[16].
• 299 Thora's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1890-10-06T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 299 Thora's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0581mq^[18].
• 299 Thora's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20000299^[19].
• 299 Thora's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 299 Thora's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06251430608727637'}^[21].
• 299 Thora's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.35'}^[22].
• 299 Thora's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.601'}^[23].
• 299 Thora's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.608575098339537'}^[24].
• 299 Thora's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1386.908522448052'}^[25].
• 299 Thora's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+272.9'}^[26].
• 299 Thora's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+241.4073155514648'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

299 Thora's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Thor is named after 299 Thora^[7].

Why It Matters

299 Thora ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]