341520 Mors–Somnus

Summary

341520 Mors–Somnus is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 341520 Mors–Somnus is credited with the discovery of Scott S. Sheppard^[3].
• 341520 Mors–Somnus is credited with the discovery of Mauna Kea Observatories^[4].
• 341520 Mors–Somnus's image is recorded as Binary system 2007 TY430 (geminiann12003a).jpg^[5].
• 341520 Mors–Somnus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 341520 Mors–Somnus's instance of is recorded as binary asteroid^[7].
• 341520 Mors–Somnus's instance of is recorded as trans-Neptunian object^[8].
• 341520 Mors–Somnus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Mauna Kea Observatories^[9].
• Mors is named after 341520 Mors–Somnus^[10].
• 341520 Mors–Somnus's minor planet group is recorded as trans-Neptunian object^[11].
• 341520 Mors–Somnus's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Mors symbol (fixed width).svg^[12].
• 341520 Mors–Somnus's Commons category is recorded as 341520 Mors–Somnus^[13].
• 341520 Mors–Somnus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[14].
• 341520 Mors–Somnus's child astronomical body is recorded as Mors^[15].
• 341520 Mors–Somnus's child astronomical body is recorded as Somnus^[16].
• 341520 Mors–Somnus's provisional designation is recorded as 2007 TY430^[17].
• 341520 Mors–Somnus's orbit diagram is recorded as 341520 Mors-Somnus orbit-viewer-snapshot.jpg^[18].
• 341520 Mors–Somnus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2007-10-14T00:00:00Z^[19].
• 341520 Mors–Somnus's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20341520^[20].
• 341520 Mors–Somnus's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 341520 Mors–Somnus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2607'}^[22].
• 341520 Mors–Somnus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2702404016136933'}^[23].
• 341520 Mors–Somnus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.79'}^[24].
• 341520 Mors–Somnus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.27452486549763'}^[25].
• 341520 Mors–Somnus's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+51'}^[26].
• 341520 Mors–Somnus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+90889.2312878612'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include asteroid^[6], binary asteroid^[7], and trans-Neptunian object^[8].

History and Context

Mors is named after 341520 Mors–Somnus^[10].

Why It Matters

341520 Mors–Somnus ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]