38 Leda

Summary

38 Leda is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 38 Leda is credited with the discovery of Jean Chacornac^[3].
• 38 Leda's image is recorded as 38Leda (Lightcurve Inversion).png^[4].
• 38 Leda's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 38 Leda's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Paris Observatory, PSL University^[6].
• Leda is named after 38 Leda^[7].
• 38 Leda's follows is recorded as 37 Fides^[8].
• 38 Leda's followed by is recorded as 39 Laetitia^[9].
• 38 Leda's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 38 Leda's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Leda symbol (fixed width).svg^[11].
• 38 Leda's Commons category is recorded as 38 Leda^[12].
• 38 Leda's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 38 Leda's provisional designation is recorded as 1949 QO2^[14].
• 38 Leda's provisional designation is recorded as A904 SF^[15].
• 38 Leda's provisional designation is recorded as A856 AA^[16].
• 38 Leda's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1856-01-12T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 38 Leda's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0365lt^[18].
• 38 Leda's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20000038^[19].
• 38 Leda's asteroid spectral type is recorded as C-type asteroid^[20].
• 38 Leda's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 38 Leda's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1509282371516316'}^[22].
• 38 Leda's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.49'}^[23].
• 38 Leda's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.955'}^[24].
• 38 Leda's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.951653968605399'}^[25].
• 38 Leda's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1658.962269266565'}^[26].
• 38 Leda's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+12.838'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

38 Leda's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Leda is named after 38 Leda^[7].

Why It Matters

38 Leda ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]