62 Erato

Summary

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

Key Facts

• 62 Erato is credited with the discovery of Otto Lesser^[3].
• 62 Erato is credited with the discovery of Wilhelm Julius Foerster^[4].
• 62 Erato's image is recorded as 62Erato (Lightcurve Inversion).png^[5].
• 62 Erato's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 62 Erato's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Berlin Observatory^[7].
• Erato is named after 62 Erato^[8].
• 62 Erato's follows is recorded as 61 Danaë^[9].
• 62 Erato's followed by is recorded as Q107661^[10].
• 62 Erato's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 62 Erato's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Erato symbol (fixed width).svg^[12].
• 62 Erato's Commons category is recorded as 62 Erato^[13].
• 62 Erato's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[14].
• 62 Erato's provisional designation is recorded as 1935 FW^[15].
• 62 Erato's provisional designation is recorded as 1953 OS^[16].
• 62 Erato's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 JN104^[17].
• 62 Erato's provisional designation is recorded as A906 BE^[18].
• 62 Erato's provisional designation is recorded as A907 GE^[19].
• 62 Erato's provisional designation is recorded as A910 VA^[20].
• 62 Erato's provisional designation is recorded as A860 RD^[21].
• 62 Erato's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1860-09-14T00:00:00Z^[22].
• 62 Erato's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/036v91^[23].
• 62 Erato's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20000062^[24].
• 62 Erato's asteroid spectral type is recorded as B-type asteroid^[25].
• 62 Erato's asteroid spectral type is recorded as C-type asteroid^[26].
• 62 Erato's significant event is recorded as naming^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

62 Erato's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Erato is named after 62 Erato^[8].

Why It Matters

62 Erato 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 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]