3361 Orpheus

Summary

3361 Orpheus is a potentially hazardous asteroid^[1]. It draws 12 Wikipedia views per month (potentially_hazardous_asteroid category, ranking #28 of 147).^[2]

Key Facts

• 3361 Orpheus is credited with the discovery of Carlos Torres^[3].
• 3361 Orpheus's instance of is recorded as potentially hazardous asteroid^[4].
• 3361 Orpheus's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object^[5].
• 3361 Orpheus's instance of is recorded as near-Earth asteroid^[6].
• 3361 Orpheus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Cerro El Roble Observatory^[7].
• Orpheus is named after 3361 Orpheus^[8].
• 3361 Orpheus's follows is recorded as 3360 Syrinx^[9].
• 3361 Orpheus's followed by is recorded as 3362 Khufu^[10].
• 3361 Orpheus's minor planet group is recorded as Apollo asteroid^[11].
• 3361 Orpheus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[12].
• 3361 Orpheus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 3361 Orpheus's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 HR^[14].
• 3361 Orpheus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1982-04-24T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 3361 Orpheus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7w1b^[16].
• 3361 Orpheus's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003361^[17].
• 3361 Orpheus's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 3361 Orpheus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.323'}^[19].
• 3361 Orpheus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3229270'}^[20].
• 3361 Orpheus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3231610024502495'}^[21].
• 3361 Orpheus's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+20.7'}^[22].
• 3361 Orpheus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+19.03'}^[23].
• 3361 Orpheus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+19.56'}^[24].
• 3361 Orpheus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.67754'}^[25].
• 3361 Orpheus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.651688096612245'}^[26].
• 3361 Orpheus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+1.33'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include potentially hazardous asteroid^[4], near-Earth object^[5], and near-Earth asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Orpheus is named after 3361 Orpheus^[8].

Why It Matters

3361 Orpheus draws 12 Wikipedia views per month (potentially_hazardous_asteroid category, ranking #28 of 147).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]