59 Elpis

Summary

59 Elpis is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 59 Elpis is credited with the discovery of Jean Chacornac^[3].
• 59 Elpis's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 59 Elpis's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Paris Observatory, PSL University^[5].
• Elpis is named after 59 Elpis^[6].
• 59 Elpis's follows is recorded as 58 Concordia^[7].
• 59 Elpis's followed by is recorded as 60 Echo^[8].
• 59 Elpis's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 59 Elpis's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Crossed Aries symbol.svg^[10].
• 59 Elpis's Commons category is recorded as 59 Elpis^[11].
• 59 Elpis's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 59 Elpis's provisional designation is recorded as A900 SC^[13].
• 59 Elpis's provisional designation is recorded as A860 RA^[14].
• 59 Elpis's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1860-09-12T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 59 Elpis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/036v4z^[16].
• 59 Elpis's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20000059^[17].
• 59 Elpis's asteroid spectral type is recorded as C-type asteroid^[18].
• 59 Elpis's asteroid spectral type is recorded as B-type asteroid^[19].
• 59 Elpis's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 59 Elpis's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1166273797226264'}^[21].
• 59 Elpis's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.1'}^[22].
• 59 Elpis's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.631'}^[23].
• 59 Elpis's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.648275690030008'}^[24].
• 59 Elpis's density is recorded as {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+1.30'}^[25].
• 59 Elpis's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+3000000000000000000'}^[26].
• 59 Elpis's temperature is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11579', 'amount': '+169'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

59 Elpis's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Elpis is named after 59 Elpis^[6].

Why It Matters

59 Elpis ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]