Ida
At a glance
- Type
- Asteroid
- Distance
- Solar System
- Naked eye
- Only through a telescope
- Known since
- 1600–1900 (early telescopes)
- Colour
- Grey
- Feature
- Has moons
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Hard
Did you know?
- In 1993 the Galileo spacecraft flew past Ida, and its photos revealed Dactyl, the first known moon of an asteroid.
- Ida is named after a nymph who, in Greek myths, looked after the baby Zeus.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q149012 · All space objects · All entries