580 Selene

Summary

580 Selene is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 38 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 580 Selene is credited with the discovery of Max Wolf^[3].
• 580 Selene's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 580 Selene's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory^[5].
• Selene is named after 580 Selene^[6].
• 580 Selene followed Q155655^[7].
• 580 Selene was followed by 581 Tauntonia^[8].
• 580 Selene's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 580 Selene's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt^[10].
• 580 Selene's Commons category is recorded as 580 Selene^[11].
• 580 Selene's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 580 Selene's provisional designation is recorded as A905 YB^[13].
• 580 Selene's provisional designation is recorded as 1950 RQ1^[14].
• 580 Selene's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 17, 1905^[15].
• 580 Selene's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 580 Selene's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0879622848610157'}^[17].
• 580 Selene's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.39'}^[18].
• 580 Selene's orbital inclination is recorded as {'amount': '+3.651'}^[19].
• 580 Selene's orbital inclination is recorded as {'amount': '+3.671079621205674'}^[20].
• 580 Selene's orbital period is recorded as {'amount': '+2119.021172718187'}^[21].
• 580 Selene's rotation period is recorded as {'amount': '+9.494'}^[22].
• 580 Selene's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'amount': '+98.89253581923838'}^[23].
• 580 Selene's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'amount': '+3.228676847853059'}^[24].
• 580 Selene's apoapsis is recorded as {'amount': '+3.512678640468076'}^[25].
• 580 Selene's periapsis is recorded as {'amount': '+2.944675055238042'}^[26].
• 580 Selene's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'amount': '+339.3220689319764'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

580 Selene's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Selene is named after 580 Selene^[6].

Why It Matters

580 Selene has Wikipedia articles in 38 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]