508 Princetonia

Summary

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

Key Facts

• 508 Princetonia is credited with the discovery of Raymond Smith Dugan^[3].
• 508 Princetonia's image is recorded as 000508-asteroid shape model (508) Princetonia.png^[4].
• 508 Princetonia's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 508 Princetonia's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory^[6].
• Princeton University is named after 508 Princetonia^[7].
• 508 Princetonia's follows is recorded as Q154999^[8].
• 508 Princetonia's followed by is recorded as 509 Iolanda^[9].
• 508 Princetonia's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 508 Princetonia's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Princetonia symbol (fixed width).svg^[11].
• 508 Princetonia's Commons category is recorded as 508 Princetonia^[12].
• 508 Princetonia's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 508 Princetonia's provisional designation is recorded as A903 HC^[14].
• 508 Princetonia's provisional designation is recorded as 1926 KA^[15].
• 508 Princetonia's provisional designation is recorded as A920 GF^[16].
• 508 Princetonia's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1903-04-20T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 508 Princetonia's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08lw5c^[18].
• 508 Princetonia's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20000508^[19].
• 508 Princetonia's asteroid spectral type is recorded as C-type asteroid^[20].
• 508 Princetonia's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 508 Princetonia's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.009215749347839884'}^[22].
• 508 Princetonia's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.38'}^[23].
• 508 Princetonia's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+13.362'}^[24].
• 508 Princetonia's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+13.29835660526151'}^[25].
• 508 Princetonia's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2056.153235864669'}^[26].
• 508 Princetonia's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+52.8'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

508 Princetonia's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Princeton University is named after 508 Princetonia^[7].

Why It Matters

508 Princetonia ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 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]