21284 Pandion

Summary

21284 Pandion is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 21284 Pandion is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 21284 Pandion's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 21284 Pandion's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[5].
• Pandion I is named after 21284 Pandion^[6].
• 21284 Pandion's follows is recorded as (21283) 1996 TY46^[7].
• 21284 Pandion's followed by is recorded as (21285) 1996 UZ^[8].
• 21284 Pandion's minor planet group is recorded as Jupiter trojan^[9].
• 21284 Pandion's minor planet group is recorded as Greek camp trojan asteroid^[10].
• 21284 Pandion's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 21284 Pandion's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 TC51^[12].
• 21284 Pandion's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 AN108^[13].
• 21284 Pandion's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-10-05T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 21284 Pandion's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ccb09f^[15].
• 21284 Pandion's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20021284^[16].
• 21284 Pandion's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 21284 Pandion's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.101'}^[18].
• 21284 Pandion's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1029358'}^[19].
• 21284 Pandion's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1009234164416234'}^[20].
• 21284 Pandion's Lagrangian point is recorded as L4-Jupiter-Sun^[21].
• 21284 Pandion's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.5'}^[22].
• 21284 Pandion's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.54'}^[23].
• 21284 Pandion's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.03365'}^[24].
• 21284 Pandion's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.039431243655401'}^[25].
• 21284 Pandion's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+11.96'}^[26].
• 21284 Pandion's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+4351.186873571771'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

21284 Pandion's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Pandion I is named after 21284 Pandion^[6].

Why It Matters

21284 Pandion has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]