81 Terpsichore

Summary

81 Terpsichore is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 81 Terpsichore is credited with the discovery of Wilhelm Tempel^[3].
• 81 Terpsichore's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 81 Terpsichore's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Marseille Observatory^[5].
• Terpsichore is named after 81 Terpsichore^[6].
• 81 Terpsichore's follows is recorded as 80 Sappho^[7].
• 81 Terpsichore's followed by is recorded as 82 Alkmene^[8].
• 81 Terpsichore's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 81 Terpsichore's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Terpsichore symbol (fixed width).svg^[10].
• 81 Terpsichore's Commons category is recorded as 81 Terpsichore^[11].
• 81 Terpsichore's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 81 Terpsichore's provisional designation is recorded as 1936 QR^[13].
• 81 Terpsichore's provisional designation is recorded as 1936 RK^[14].
• 81 Terpsichore's provisional designation is recorded as 1974 LF^[15].
• 81 Terpsichore's provisional designation is recorded as A909 AA^[16].
• 81 Terpsichore's provisional designation is recorded as A864 SA^[17].
• 81 Terpsichore's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1864-09-30T00:00:00Z^[18].
• 81 Terpsichore's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0370cg^[19].
• 81 Terpsichore's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20000081^[20].
• 81 Terpsichore's asteroid spectral type is recorded as C-type asteroid^[21].
• 81 Terpsichore's significant event is recorded as naming^[22].
• 81 Terpsichore's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2117710834455909'}^[23].
• 81 Terpsichore's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.69'}^[24].
• 81 Terpsichore's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.809'}^[25].
• 81 Terpsichore's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.801192622082998'}^[26].
• 81 Terpsichore's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1758.794165336099'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

81 Terpsichore's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Terpsichore is named after 81 Terpsichore^[6].

Why It Matters

81 Terpsichore ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]