3360 Syrinx

Summary

3360 Syrinx is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 3360 Syrinx is credited with the discovery of Eleanor F. Helin^[3].
• 3360 Syrinx is credited with the discovery of R. Scott Dunbar^[4].
• 3360 Syrinx's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 3360 Syrinx's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object^[6].
• 3360 Syrinx's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Syrinx is named after 3360 Syrinx^[8].
• 3360 Syrinx's follows is recorded as 3359 Purcari^[9].
• 3360 Syrinx's followed by is recorded as 3361 Orpheus^[10].
• 3360 Syrinx's minor planet group is recorded as Apollo asteroid^[11].
• 3360 Syrinx's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[12].
• 3360 Syrinx's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Syrinx symbol (fixed width).svg^[13].
• 3360 Syrinx's Commons category is recorded as 3360 Syrinx^[14].
• 3360 Syrinx's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[15].
• 3360 Syrinx's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 VA^[16].
• 3360 Syrinx's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-11-04T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 3360 Syrinx's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09b8nz^[18].
• 3360 Syrinx's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003360^[19].
• 3360 Syrinx's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 3360 Syrinx's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.743'}^[21].
• 3360 Syrinx's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.7459796'}^[22].
• 3360 Syrinx's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.7473877621789794'}^[23].
• 3360 Syrinx's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.9'}^[24].
• 3360 Syrinx's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.04'}^[25].
• 3360 Syrinx's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+21.426'}^[26].
• 3360 Syrinx's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+21.16191'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include asteroid^[5] and near-Earth object^[6].

History and Context

Syrinx is named after 3360 Syrinx^[8].

Why It Matters

3360 Syrinx 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 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]