30942 Helicaon

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30942 Helicaon

Summary

30942 Helicaon is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 30942 Helicaon is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst[3].
  • 30942 Helicaon's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 30942 Helicaon's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory[5].
  • Helicaon is named after 30942 Helicaon[6].
  • 30942 Helicaon's follows is recorded as (30941) 1994 CJ11[7].
  • 30942 Helicaon's followed by is recorded as 30943 Takeisakiyo[8].
  • 30942 Helicaon's minor planet group is recorded as Jupiter trojan[9].
  • 30942 Helicaon's minor planet group is recorded as Trojan camp trojan asteroid[10].
  • 30942 Helicaon's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[11].
  • 30942 Helicaon's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 CX13[12].
  • 30942 Helicaon's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 RH51[13].
  • 30942 Helicaon's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1994-02-08T00:00:00Z[14].
  • 30942 Helicaon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cvmv0n[15].
  • 30942 Helicaon's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20030942[16].
  • 30942 Helicaon's significant event is recorded as naming[17].
  • 30942 Helicaon's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.069'}[18].
  • 30942 Helicaon's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0671926'}[19].
  • 30942 Helicaon's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.066457409908563'}[20].
  • 30942 Helicaon's Lagrangian point is recorded as L5 Jupiter-Sun[21].
  • 30942 Helicaon's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.30'}[22].
  • 30942 Helicaon's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.44'}[23].
  • 30942 Helicaon's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+22.87056'}[24].
  • 30942 Helicaon's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+22.85589669085226'}[25].
  • 30942 Helicaon's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+11.81'}[26].
  • 30942 Helicaon's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+4337.399689519802'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

30942 Helicaon's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

History and Context

Helicaon is named after 30942 Helicaon[6].

Why It Matters

30942 Helicaon has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . minorplanetcenter.org. minorplanetcenter.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Argument of periapsis {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+272.38020'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+270.3462121928874'}
    Periapsis {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+4.8375338'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+4.859088557871017'}
    Site of astronomical discovery La Silla Observatory
    Instance of asteroid
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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