Deimos

moon of Mars
Thing moon_of_mars Q7548
Deimos
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Deimos

Summary

Deimos is a moon of Mars[1]. Deimos draws 2,681 Wikipedia views per month (moon_of_mars category, ranking #2 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Deimos is credited with the discovery of Asaph Hall[3].
  • Deimos's instance of is recorded as moon of Mars[4].
  • Deimos is named after Deimos[5].
  • Deimos's Commons category is recorded as Deimos (moon)[6].
  • Deimos's parent astronomical body is recorded as Mars[7].
  • Deimos's time of discovery or invention is recorded as August 12, 1877[8].
  • Deimos's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Deimos (moon)[9].
  • Deimos's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0002'}[10].
  • Deimos's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.89'}[11].
  • Deimos's topic has template is recorded as Template:GeoTemplate/deimos[12].
  • Deimos's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.93'}[13].
  • Deimos's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.791'}[14].
  • Deimos's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+27.58'}[15].
  • Deimos's density is recorded as {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+1.465'}[16].
  • Deimos's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q2655272', 'amount': '+1.48'}[17].
  • Deimos's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+6.27'}[18].
  • Deimos's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1.26244'}[19].
  • Deimos's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+23458'}[20].
  • Deimos's volume as quantity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4243638', 'amount': '+1033'}[21].
  • Deimos's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+23470.9'}[22].
  • Deimos's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+23455.5'}[23].
  • Deimos's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+12.4'}[24].
  • Deimos's albedo is recorded as {'amount': '+0.068'}[25].
  • Deimos's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[26].
  • Deimos's surface gravity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1051665', 'amount': '+0.003'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Deimos's instance of is recorded as moon of Mars[4].

Origins

Deimos is named after Deimos[5].

Influence

Things named for Deimos include Deimos Ridge[28], a ridge[29].

Why It Matters

Deimos draws 2,681 Wikipedia views per month (moon_of_mars category, ranking #2 of 2).[2] Deimos has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Deimos is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for Deimos include Deimos Ridge[28], a ridge[29].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . A Short History of Astronomy. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . iopscience.iop.org. iopscience.iop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . High-resolution shape models of Phobos and Deimos from stereophotoclinometry. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . High-resolution shape models of Phobos and Deimos from stereophotoclinometry. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . High-resolution shape models of Phobos and Deimos from stereophotoclinometry. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . solarsystem.nasa.gov. solarsystem.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital eccentricity {'amount': '+0.0002'}
    Discoverer or inventor Asaph Hall
    Periapsis {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+23455.5'}
    Albedo {'amount': '+0.068'}
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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