9142 Rhesus

Summary

9142 Rhesus is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 9142 Rhesus is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 9142 Rhesus is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 9142 Rhesus is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 9142 Rhesus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 9142 Rhesus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Rhesus of Thrace is named after 9142 Rhesus^[8].
• 9142 Rhesus followed Q1193559^[9].
• 9142 Rhesus was followed by 9143 Burkhead^[10].
• 9142 Rhesus's minor planet group is recorded as Jupiter trojan^[11].
• 9142 Rhesus's minor planet group is recorded as Trojan camp trojan asteroid^[12].
• 9142 Rhesus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 9142 Rhesus's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 RX^[14].
• 9142 Rhesus's provisional designation is recorded as 5191 T-3^[15].
• 9142 Rhesus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1977-10-16T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 9142 Rhesus's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 9142 Rhesus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.129'}^[18].
• 9142 Rhesus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1294366'}^[19].
• 9142 Rhesus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1297259709947029'}^[20].
• 9142 Rhesus's Lagrangian point is recorded as L5 Jupiter-Sun^[21].
• 9142 Rhesus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.5'}^[22].
• 9142 Rhesus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.6'}^[23].
• 9142 Rhesus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.7'}^[24].
• 9142 Rhesus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+12.80083'}^[25].
• 9142 Rhesus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+12.80960723447352'}^[26].
• 9142 Rhesus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+11.76'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

9142 Rhesus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Rhesus of Thrace is named after 9142 Rhesus^[8].

Why It Matters

9142 Rhesus has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]