9 Metis

Summary

9 Metis is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.73% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (52 views/month, #30 of 4,107).^[2]

Key Facts

• 9 Metis is credited with the discovery of Andrew Graham^[3].
• 9 Metis's image is recorded as 9 Metis VLT (2021), deconvolved.pdf^[4].
• 9 Metis's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 9 Metis's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Markree Observatory^[6].
• Metis is named after 9 Metis^[7].
• 9 Metis's follows is recorded as 8 Flora^[8].
• 9 Metis's followed by is recorded as 10 Hygiea^[9].
• 9 Metis's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 9 Metis's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Metis symbol (fixed width).svg^[11].
• 9 Metis's Commons category is recorded as 9 Metis^[12].
• 9 Metis's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 9 Metis's provisional designation is recorded as 1974 QU2^[14].
• 9 Metis's provisional designation is recorded as A848 HA^[15].
• 9 Metis's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1848-04-25T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 9 Metis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/035yz0^[17].
• 9 Metis's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20000009^[18].
• 9 Metis's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[19].
• 9 Metis's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 9 Metis's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.122564494529266'}^[21].
• 9 Metis's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.34'}^[22].
• 9 Metis's different from is recorded as Metis^[23].
• 9 Metis's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.576'}^[24].
• 9 Metis's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.577707861822033'}^[25].
• 9 Metis's density is recorded as {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+4.12'}^[26].
• 9 Metis's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1346.662445951527'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

9 Metis's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Metis is named after 9 Metis^[7].

Why It Matters

9 Metis ranks in the top 0.73% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (52 views/month, #30 of 4,107).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]