Deimos
moon of Mars
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Summary
Deimos is a moon of Mars[1]. Deimos draws 8,974 Wikipedia views per month (moon of mars category, ranking #2 of 2).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Asaph Hall[3]
- Named after: Deimos[4]
- Commons category: Deimos (moon)[5]
- Parent astronomical body: Mars[6]
- Time of discovery or invention: August 12, 1877[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Deimos (moon)[8]
- Orbital eccentricity: 0.0002[9]
- Apparent magnitude: 12.89[10]
- Topic has template: Template:GeoTemplate/deimos[11]
- Orbital inclination: 0.93 degree[12], 1.791 degree[13], 27.58 degree[14]
- Density: 1.465 gram per cubic centimetre[15]
- Mass: 1.48 exagram[16]
- Radius: 6.27 km[17]
- Orbital period: 1.26244 day[18]
- Semi-major axis of an orbit: 23,458 km[19]
- Volume as quantity: 1033 cubic kilometre[20]
- Apoapsis: 23470.9 km[21]
- Periapsis: 23455.5 km[22]
- Diameter: 12.4 km[23]
- Albedo: 0.068[24]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[25]
- Surface gravity: 0.003 metres per second squared[26]
- P14470: Locations/Deimos[27]
Body
Influence
Things named for Deimos include Deimos Ridge[28], a ridge[29].
Why It Matters
Deimos has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Deimos is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]
Entities named for Deimos include Deimos Ridge[28], a ridge[29].