423 Diotima

Summary

423 Diotima is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 423 Diotima is credited with the discovery of Auguste Charlois^[3].
• 423 Diotima's image is recorded as 423Diotima (Lightcurve Inversion).png^[4].
• 423 Diotima's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 423 Diotima's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nice Observatory^[6].
• Diotima of Mantinea is named after 423 Diotima^[7].
• 423 Diotima's follows is recorded as Q114584^[8].
• 423 Diotima's followed by is recorded as Q153133^[9].
• 423 Diotima's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 423 Diotima's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Diotima symbol (fixed width).svg^[11].
• 423 Diotima's Commons category is recorded as 423 Diotima^[12].
• 423 Diotima's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 423 Diotima's provisional designation is recorded as A896 XA^[14].
• 423 Diotima's provisional designation is recorded as 1951 UV^[15].
• 423 Diotima's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 LV^[16].
• 423 Diotima's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1896-12-07T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 423 Diotima's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/059y5t^[18].
• 423 Diotima's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20000423^[19].
• 423 Diotima's asteroid spectral type is recorded as C-type asteroid^[20].
• 423 Diotima's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 423 Diotima's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.03387291592402812'}^[22].
• 423 Diotima's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.38'}^[23].
• 423 Diotima's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.24'}^[24].
• 423 Diotima's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.24258762408431'}^[25].
• 423 Diotima's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1961.657169323514'}^[26].
• 423 Diotima's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+4.775'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

423 Diotima's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Diotima of Mantinea is named after 423 Diotima^[7].

Why It Matters

423 Diotima ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]