Phorcys

Summary

Phorcys is a minor planet moon^[1]. Phorcys draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (minor_planet_moon category, ranking #16 of 21).^[2]

Key Facts

• Phorcys is credited with the discovery of Keith S. Noll^[3].
• Phorcys is credited with the discovery of Harold F. Levison^[4].
• Phorcys is credited with the discovery of Will Grundy^[5].
• Phorcys is credited with the discovery of Denise Stephens^[6].
• Phorcys's image is recorded as Ceto-phorcys hst.jpg^[7].
• Phorcys's instance of is recorded as minor planet moon^[8].
• Phorcys's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Hubble Space Telescope^[9].
• Phorcys is named after Phorcys^[10].
• Phorcys's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Phorcys symbol (Stenzel).svg^[11].
• Phorcys's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Phorcys symbol (fixed width).svg^[12].
• Phorcys's parent astronomical body is recorded as 65489 Ceto^[13].
• Phorcys's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2006-04-11T00:00:00Z^[14].
• Phorcys's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.004'}^[15].
• Phorcys's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+68.8'}^[16].
• Phorcys's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+85.5'}^[17].
• Phorcys's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+9.554'}^[18].
• Phorcys's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1840'}^[19].
• Phorcys's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121fwj59^[20].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Keith S. Noll^[3], a planetary scientist^[21], b. 1958^[22], of United States^[23], awarded the American Astronomical Society Education Prize^[24]; Harold F. Levison^[4], an astronomer^[25], b. 1959^[26], of United States^[27], specialised in astronomy^[28]; Will Grundy^[5], a researcher^[29], b. 1965^[30], of United States^[31]; and Denise Stephens^[6], an astronomer^[32], b. 1953^[33], of United States^[34].

Why It Matters

Phorcys draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (minor_planet_moon category, ranking #16 of 21).^[2] Phorcys has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Phorcys is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]