42 Isis

Summary

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

Key Facts

• 42 Isis is credited with the discovery of N. R. Pogson^[3].
• 42 Isis's image is recorded as 42Isis (Lightcurve Inversion).png^[4].
• 42 Isis's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 42 Isis's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Radcliffe Observatory^[6].
• Isis Pogson is named after 42 Isis^[7].
• 42 Isis's follows is recorded as 41 Daphne^[8].
• 42 Isis's followed by is recorded as 43 Ariadne^[9].
• 42 Isis's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 42 Isis's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Isis asteroid symbol (fixed width).svg^[11].
• 42 Isis's Commons category is recorded as 42 Isis^[12].
• 42 Isis's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 42 Isis's provisional designation is recorded as 1939 GM^[14].
• 42 Isis's provisional designation is recorded as 1950 DD1^[15].
• 42 Isis's provisional designation is recorded as A910 TA^[16].
• 42 Isis's provisional designation is recorded as A856 KB^[17].
• 42 Isis's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1856-05-23T00:00:00Z^[18].
• 42 Isis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/036flj^[19].
• 42 Isis's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20000042^[20].
• 42 Isis's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[21].
• 42 Isis's asteroid spectral type is recorded as L-type asteroid^[22].
• 42 Isis's significant event is recorded as naming^[23].
• 42 Isis's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2219265527462281'}^[24].
• 42 Isis's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.7'}^[25].
• 42 Isis's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.510020395102432'}^[26].
• 42 Isis's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1395.387498973379'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

42 Isis's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Isis Pogson is named after 42 Isis^[7].

Why It Matters

42 Isis ranks in the top 1% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]