10 Hygiea

Summary

10 Hygiea is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.19% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,034 views/month, #8 of 4,107).^[2]

Key Facts

• 10 Hygiea is credited with the discovery of Annibale de Gasparis^[3].
• 10 Hygiea's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 10 Hygiea's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte^[5].
• Hygieia is named after 10 Hygiea^[6].
• 10 Hygiea followed 9 Metis^[7].
• 10 Hygiea was followed by 11 Parthenope^[8].
• 10 Hygiea's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 10 Hygiea's page is recorded as 16-16^[10].
• 10 Hygiea's Commons category is recorded as 10 Hygiea^[11].
• 10 Hygiea's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 10 Hygiea's Unicode character is recorded as ⯚^[13].
• 10 Hygiea's provisional designation is recorded as A900 GA^[14].
• 10 Hygiea's provisional designation is recorded as 1900 GA^[15].
• 10 Hygiea's provisional designation is recorded as A849 GA^[16].
• 10 Hygiea's time of discovery or invention is recorded as April 12, 1849^[17].
• 10 Hygiea's asteroid spectral type is recorded as C-type asteroid^[18].
• 10 Hygiea's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 10 Hygiea's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1082238330841652'}^[20].
• 10 Hygiea's flattening is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06'}^[21].
• 10 Hygiea's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+5.65'}^[22].
• 10 Hygiea's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '(10) Hygiea'}^[23].
• 10 Hygiea's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.842'}^[24].
• 10 Hygiea's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.832937411259753'}^[25].
• 10 Hygiea's density is recorded as {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+2.56'}^[26].
• 10 Hygiea's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q2655272', 'amount': '+903'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

10 Hygiea's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Hygieia is named after 10 Hygiea^[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for 10 Hygiea include Hygiea family^[28], an asteroid family^[29].

Why It Matters

10 Hygiea ranks in the top 0.19% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,034 views/month, #8 of 4,107).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for it include Hygiea family^[28], an asteroid family^[29].