493 Griseldis

Summary

493 Griseldis is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 493 Griseldis is credited with the discovery of Max Wolf^[3].
• 493 Griseldis's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 493 Griseldis's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory^[5].
• Griselda is named after 493 Griseldis^[6].
• 493 Griseldis's follows is recorded as 492 Gismonda^[7].
• 493 Griseldis's followed by is recorded as 494 Virtus^[8].
• 493 Griseldis's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 493 Griseldis's Commons category is recorded as 493 Griseldis^[10].
• 493 Griseldis's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 493 Griseldis's provisional designation is recorded as 1902 JS^[12].
• 493 Griseldis's provisional designation is recorded as A915 BB^[13].
• 493 Griseldis's provisional designation is recorded as A902 RH^[14].
• 493 Griseldis's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1902-09-07T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 493 Griseldis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08lvw1^[16].
• 493 Griseldis's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20000493^[17].
• 493 Griseldis's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 493 Griseldis's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1780059576637322'}^[19].
• 493 Griseldis's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.92'}^[20].
• 493 Griseldis's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+15.1775771064391'}^[21].
• 493 Griseldis's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2007.880276991592'}^[22].
• 493 Griseldis's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+51.94'}^[23].
• 493 Griseldis's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+357.2209047229062'}^[24].
• 493 Griseldis's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.114771970866932'}^[25].
• 493 Griseldis's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.669219938445251'}^[26].
• 493 Griseldis's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.560324003288613'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

493 Griseldis's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Griselda is named after 493 Griseldis^[6].

Why It Matters

493 Griseldis ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]