308 Polyxo

Summary

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

Key Facts

• 308 Polyxo is credited with the discovery of Alphonse Borrelly^[3].
• 308 Polyxo's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 308 Polyxo's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Marseille Observatory^[5].
• Polyxo is named after 308 Polyxo^[6].
• 308 Polyxo's follows is recorded as Q150797^[7].
• 308 Polyxo's followed by is recorded as Q150834^[8].
• 308 Polyxo's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 308 Polyxo's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Polyxo symbol (fixed width).svg^[10].
• 308 Polyxo's Commons category is recorded as 308 Polyxo^[11].
• 308 Polyxo's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 308 Polyxo's provisional designation is recorded as 1950 FQ^[13].
• 308 Polyxo's provisional designation is recorded as A891 FA^[14].
• 308 Polyxo's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1891-03-31T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 308 Polyxo's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0587n4^[16].
• 308 Polyxo's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20000308^[17].
• 308 Polyxo's asteroid spectral type is recorded as T-type asteroid^[18].
• 308 Polyxo's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 308 Polyxo's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.03837970029207367'}^[20].
• 308 Polyxo's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[21].
• 308 Polyxo's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.17'}^[22].
• 308 Polyxo's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.364'}^[23].
• 308 Polyxo's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.363294009394526'}^[24].
• 308 Polyxo's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1664.518329170319'}^[25].
• 308 Polyxo's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+12.031'}^[26].
• 308 Polyxo's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+181.579015226448'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

308 Polyxo's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Polyxo is named after 308 Polyxo^[6].

Why It Matters

308 Polyxo ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]