61 Danaë

Summary

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

Key Facts

• 61 Danaë is credited with the discovery of Hermann Goldschmidt^[3].
• 61 Danaë's image is recorded as 61 Danae.gif^[4].
• 61 Danaë's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 61 Danaë's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Paris Observatory, PSL University^[6].
• Danaë is named after 61 Danaë^[7].
• 61 Danaë's follows is recorded as 60 Echo^[8].
• 61 Danaë's followed by is recorded as 62 Erato^[9].
• 61 Danaë's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 61 Danaë's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Danae symbol (fixed width).svg^[11].
• 61 Danaë's Commons category is recorded as 61 Danaë^[12].
• 61 Danaë's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 61 Danaë's provisional designation is recorded as 1953 RL1^[14].
• 61 Danaë's provisional designation is recorded as A917 SM^[15].
• 61 Danaë's provisional designation is recorded as A860 RC^[16].
• 61 Danaë's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1860-09-09T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 61 Danaë's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/036v6z^[18].
• 61 Danaë's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20000061^[19].
• 61 Danaë's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[20].
• 61 Danaë's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 61 Danaë's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.163787716460709'}^[22].
• 61 Danaë's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.74'}^[23].
• 61 Danaë's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+18.218'}^[24].
• 61 Danaë's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+18.20589745270657'}^[25].
• 61 Danaë's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1883.537091635508'}^[26].
• 61 Danaë's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+11.45'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

61 Danaë's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Danaë is named after 61 Danaë^[7].

Why It Matters

61 Danaë ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]