93 Minerva

Summary

93 Minerva is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (128 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 93 Minerva is credited with the discovery of James Craig Watson^[3].
• 93 Minerva's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 93 Minerva's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Detroit Observatory^[5].
• Minerva is named after 93 Minerva^[6].
• 93 Minerva followed 92 Undina^[7].
• 93 Minerva was followed by 94 Aurora^[8].
• 93 Minerva's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 93 Minerva's Commons category is recorded as 93 Minerva^[10].
• 93 Minerva's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 93 Minerva's child astronomical body is recorded as Aegis^[12].
• 93 Minerva's child astronomical body is recorded as Gorgoneion^[13].
• 93 Minerva's child astronomical body is recorded as moon of 93 Minerva^[14].
• 93 Minerva's provisional designation is recorded as 1949 QN2^[15].
• 93 Minerva's provisional designation is recorded as A902 DA^[16].
• 93 Minerva's provisional designation is recorded as A867 QA^[17].
• 93 Minerva's time of discovery or invention is recorded as August 24, 1867^[18].
• 93 Minerva's asteroid spectral type is recorded as C-type asteroid^[19].
• 93 Minerva's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 93 Minerva's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1429093068613383'}^[21].
• 93 Minerva's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[22].
• 93 Minerva's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.9'}^[23].
• 93 Minerva's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.55996'}^[24].
• 93 Minerva's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.539724128772093'}^[25].
• 93 Minerva's density is recorded as {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+1.9'}^[26].
• 93 Minerva's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q2655272', 'amount': '+3.7'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

93 Minerva's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Minerva is named after 93 Minerva^[6].

Why It Matters

93 Minerva ranks in the top 1% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (128 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]