53 Kalypso

Summary

53 Kalypso is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 53 Kalypso is credited with the discovery of Robert Luther^[3].
• 53 Kalypso's image is recorded as 53Kalypso (Lightcurve Inversion).png^[4].
• 53 Kalypso's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 53 Kalypso's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Düsseldorf-Bilk Observatory^[6].
• Calypso is named after 53 Kalypso^[7].
• 53 Kalypso's follows is recorded as 52 Europa^[8].
• 53 Kalypso's followed by is recorded as Q155338^[9].
• 53 Kalypso's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 53 Kalypso's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Kalypso symbol (fixed width).svg^[11].
• 53 Kalypso's Commons category is recorded as 53 Kalypso^[12].
• 53 Kalypso's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 53 Kalypso's provisional designation is recorded as 1951 CD2^[14].
• 53 Kalypso's provisional designation is recorded as 1951 CE2^[15].
• 53 Kalypso's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 JB^[16].
• 53 Kalypso's provisional designation is recorded as A917 BD^[17].
• 53 Kalypso's provisional designation is recorded as A858 GA^[18].
• 53 Kalypso's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1858-04-04T00:00:00Z^[19].
• 53 Kalypso's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/036lx3^[20].
• 53 Kalypso's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20000053^[21].
• 53 Kalypso's asteroid spectral type is recorded as X-type asteroid^[22].
• 53 Kalypso's significant event is recorded as naming^[23].
• 53 Kalypso's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2029883595989841'}^[24].
• 53 Kalypso's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.46'}^[25].
• 53 Kalypso's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.9'}^[26].
• 53 Kalypso's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.153'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

53 Kalypso's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Calypso is named after 53 Kalypso^[7].

Why It Matters

53 Kalypso ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]