79 Eurynome

Summary

79 Eurynome is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 79 Eurynome is credited with the discovery of James Craig Watson^[3].
• 79 Eurynome's image is recorded as 79Eurynome (Lightcurve Inversion).png^[4].
• 79 Eurynome's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 79 Eurynome's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Detroit Observatory^[6].
• Eurynome is named after 79 Eurynome^[7].
• 79 Eurynome's follows is recorded as 78 Diana^[8].
• 79 Eurynome's followed by is recorded as 80 Sappho^[9].
• 79 Eurynome's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 79 Eurynome's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Eurynome symbol (fixed width).svg^[11].
• 79 Eurynome's Commons category is recorded as 79 Eurynome^[12].
• 79 Eurynome's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 79 Eurynome's provisional designation is recorded as A863 RA^[14].
• 79 Eurynome's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1863-09-14T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 79 Eurynome's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/036_4_^[16].
• 79 Eurynome's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20000079^[17].
• 79 Eurynome's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[18].
• 79 Eurynome's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 79 Eurynome's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1910249477645753'}^[20].
• 79 Eurynome's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.35'}^[21].
• 79 Eurynome's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.78'}^[22].
• 79 Eurynome's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.622'}^[23].
• 79 Eurynome's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.613161362928296'}^[24].
• 79 Eurynome's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1395.518682684264'}^[25].
• 79 Eurynome's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+5.978'}^[26].
• 79 Eurynome's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+206.5013214058156'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

79 Eurynome's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Eurynome is named after 79 Eurynome^[7].

Why It Matters

79 Eurynome ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]