99 Dike
main-belt asteroid
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Summary
99 Dike is an asteroid[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- 99 Dike is credited with the discovery of Alphonse Borrelly[3].
- 99 Dike's image is recorded as 99Dike (Lightcurve Inversion).png[4].
- 99 Dike's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
- 99 Dike's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Marseille Observatory[6].
- Dike is named after 99 Dike[7].
- 99 Dike's follows is recorded as 98 Ianthe[8].
- 99 Dike's followed by is recorded as 100 Hekate[9].
- 99 Dike's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[10].
- 99 Dike's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Dike symbol (fixed width).svg[11].
- 99 Dike's Commons category is recorded as 99 Dike[12].
- 99 Dike's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[13].
- 99 Dike's provisional designation is recorded as 1935 UC[14].
- 99 Dike's provisional designation is recorded as 1935 YL[15].
- 99 Dike's provisional designation is recorded as 1939 UT[16].
- 99 Dike's provisional designation is recorded as 1948 UE[17].
- 99 Dike's provisional designation is recorded as 1948 WC[18].
- 99 Dike's provisional designation is recorded as 1961 XJ[19].
- 99 Dike's provisional designation is recorded as 1974 VB[20].
- 99 Dike's provisional designation is recorded as A915 BA[21].
- 99 Dike's provisional designation is recorded as A868 KA[22].
- 99 Dike's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1868-05-28T00:00:00Z[23].
- 99 Dike's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0373nh[24].
- 99 Dike's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20000099[25].
- 99 Dike's asteroid spectral type is recorded as C-type asteroid[26].
- 99 Dike's asteroid spectral type is recorded as X-type asteroid[27].
Body
Designation and Status
99 Dike's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
History and Context
Dike is named after 99 Dike[7].
Why It Matters
99 Dike ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]