15094 Polymele

Summary

15094 Polymele is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.88% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (340 views/month, #36 of 4,107).^[2]

Key Facts

• 15094 Polymele is credited with the discovery of Catalina Sky Survey^[3].
• 15094 Polymele's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 15094 Polymele's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Mount Lemmon Observatory^[5].
• 15094 Polymele's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Catalina Station^[6].
• Polymele is named after 15094 Polymele^[7].
• 15094 Polymele followed 15093 Lestermackey^[8].
• 15094 Polymele was followed by (15095) 1999 WO3^[9].
• 15094 Polymele's minor planet group is recorded as Jupiter trojan^[10].
• 15094 Polymele's minor planet group is recorded as Greek camp trojan asteroid^[11].
• 15094 Polymele's Commons category is recorded as 15094 Polymele^[12].
• 15094 Polymele's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 15094 Polymele's child astronomical body is recorded as S/2022 (15094) 1^[14].
• 15094 Polymele's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 WR57^[15].
• 15094 Polymele's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 WB2^[16].
• 15094 Polymele's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 17, 1999^[17].
• 15094 Polymele's significant event is recorded as precovery^[18].
• 15094 Polymele's significant event is recorded as discovery^[19].
• 15094 Polymele's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 15094 Polymele's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.095'}^[21].
• 15094 Polymele's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0944187'}^[22].
• 15094 Polymele's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09625707591024193'}^[23].
• 15094 Polymele's Lagrangian point is recorded as L4-Jupiter-Sun^[24].
• 15094 Polymele's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.6'}^[25].
• 15094 Polymele's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.77'}^[26].
• 15094 Polymele's orbital inclination is recorded as {'amount': '+12.98991'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

15094 Polymele's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Polymele is named after 15094 Polymele^[7].

Why It Matters

15094 Polymele ranks in the top 0.88% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (340 views/month, #36 of 4,107).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]