65803 Didymos

Summary

65803 Didymos is a binary asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 36 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 65803 Didymos is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch^[3].
• 65803 Didymos is credited with the discovery of Joseph L. Montani^[4].
• 65803 Didymos's instance of is recorded as binary asteroid^[5].
• 65803 Didymos's instance of is recorded as potentially hazardous asteroid^[6].
• 65803 Didymos's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object^[7].
• 65803 Didymos's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory^[8].
• twin is named after 65803 Didymos^[9].
• 65803 Didymos followed (65802) 1996 BA3^[10].
• 65803 Didymos was followed by (65804) 1996 HT6^[11].
• 65803 Didymos's minor planet group is recorded as Apollo asteroid^[12].
• 65803 Didymos's minor planet group is recorded as Amor asteroid^[13].
• 65803 Didymos's Commons category is recorded as 65803 Didymos^[14].
• 65803 Didymos's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[15].
• 65803 Didymos's child astronomical body is recorded as Dimorphos^[16].
• 65803 Didymos's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 GT^[17].
• 65803 Didymos's catalog code is recorded as 65803^[18].
• 65803 Didymos's time of discovery or invention is recorded as April 11, 1996^[19].
• 65803 Didymos's asteroid spectral type is recorded as X-type asteroid^[20].
• 65803 Didymos's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[21].
• 65803 Didymos's significant event is recorded as discovery^[22].
• 65803 Didymos's significant event is recorded as designation^[23].
• 65803 Didymos's significant event is recorded as naming^[24].
• 65803 Didymos's topic's main category is recorded as Category:65803 Didymos^[25].
• 65803 Didymos's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.3832284321571334'}^[26].
• 65803 Didymos's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+18.11'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include binary asteroid^[5], potentially hazardous asteroid^[6], and near-Earth object^[7].

Origins

twin is named after 65803 Didymos^[9].

Why It Matters

65803 Didymos has Wikipedia articles in 36 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]