1866 Sisyphus

Summary

1866 Sisyphus is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (294 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1866 Sisyphus is credited with the discovery of Paul Wild^[3].
• 1866 Sisyphus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 1866 Sisyphus's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object^[5].
• 1866 Sisyphus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Zimmerwald Observatory^[6].
• Sisyphus is named after 1866 Sisyphus^[7].
• 1866 Sisyphus followed 1865 Cerberus^[8].
• 1866 Sisyphus was followed by Q144976^[9].
• 1866 Sisyphus's minor planet group is recorded as Apollo asteroid^[10].
• 1866 Sisyphus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 1866 Sisyphus's Commons category is recorded as 1866 Sisyphus^[12].
• 1866 Sisyphus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 1866 Sisyphus's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 XA^[14].
• 1866 Sisyphus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 5, 1972^[15].
• 1866 Sisyphus's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[16].
• 1866 Sisyphus's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 1866 Sisyphus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.539'}^[18].
• 1866 Sisyphus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.5384829'}^[19].
• 1866 Sisyphus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.5381206723626517'}^[20].
• 1866 Sisyphus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.4'}^[21].
• 1866 Sisyphus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.48'}^[22].
• 1866 Sisyphus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'amount': '+41.181'}^[23].
• 1866 Sisyphus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'amount': '+41.20227'}^[24].
• 1866 Sisyphus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'amount': '+41.20631191690396'}^[25].
• 1866 Sisyphus's orbital period is recorded as {'amount': '+2.61'}^[26].
• 1866 Sisyphus's orbital period is recorded as {'amount': '+951.5953964514977'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include asteroid^[4] and near-Earth object^[5].

History and Context

Sisyphus is named after 1866 Sisyphus^[7].

Why It Matters

1866 Sisyphus ranks in the top 1% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (294 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]