342 Endymion

Summary

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

Key Facts

• 342 Endymion is credited with the discovery of Max Wolf^[3].
• 342 Endymion's image is recorded as Орбита астероида 342.png^[4].
• 342 Endymion's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 342 Endymion's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory^[6].
• Endymion is named after 342 Endymion^[7].
• 342 Endymion's follows is recorded as Q151526^[8].
• 342 Endymion's followed by is recorded as 343 Ostara^[9].
• 342 Endymion's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 342 Endymion's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Endymion symbol (fixed width).svg^[11].
• 342 Endymion's Commons category is recorded as 342 Endymion^[12].
• 342 Endymion's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 342 Endymion's provisional designation is recorded as 1892 K^[14].
• 342 Endymion's provisional designation is recorded as A892 UA^[15].
• 342 Endymion's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1892-10-17T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 342 Endymion's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0588vx^[17].
• 342 Endymion's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20000342^[18].
• 342 Endymion's asteroid spectral type is recorded as C-type asteroid^[19].
• 342 Endymion's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 342 Endymion's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1299339987019919'}^[21].
• 342 Endymion's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.24'}^[22].
• 342 Endymion's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.339'}^[23].
• 342 Endymion's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.352460379184573'}^[24].
• 342 Endymion's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1502.836900896178'}^[25].
• 342 Endymion's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+6.319'}^[26].
• 342 Endymion's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+232.6349826671965'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

342 Endymion's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Endymion is named after 342 Endymion^[7].

Why It Matters

342 Endymion ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]