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Romulus (moon): Characters, Characteristics & Discovery and naming

Romulus, formal designation 87 Sylvia I, is the outer and larger moon of the main-belt asteroid 87 Sylvia. It follows an almost-circular and close-to-equatorial orbit around the asteroid. In this respect it is similar to the other Sylvian moon Remus.

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Romulus (moon) topic overview

The analysis highlights Characters, Characteristics and Discovery and naming as prominent areas in the source structure around Romulus (moon).

Related topics
14
Source areas
3
Connected nodes
17
Extracted relationships
23
Concept neighborhoods
12
Bridge connections
17

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Discovery and naming · 6 topics
Characteristics · 5 topics
Overview · 3 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Absolute magnitude (H)
10.7
Adjectives
Romulian, -ean (both /rɒˈmjuːliən/)
Alternative designations
(87) Sylvia I · S/2001 (87) 1
Argument of perihelion
175°±23°
Average orbital speed
27.0 m/s
Dimensions
(38.0±3.2) × (14.0±0.8) km (best-fit)

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Discovery and naming

Characteristics

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Romulus (moon) connects Entity context

The extracted context around Romulus (moon) shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Romulus (moon) → (87) Sylvia I, S/2001 (87) 1 Another extracted example is Romulus (moon) → Jean-Luc Margot, Michael E. Brown. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Romulus (moon)

Top relations

Alternative designations · 2
Romulus (moon) → (87) Sylvia I, S/2001 (87) 1
Discovered by · 2
Romulus (moon) → Jean-Luc Margot, Michael E. Brown
Absolute magnitude (H) · 1
Romulus (moon) → 10.7
Adjectives · 1
Romulus (moon) → Romulian, -ean (both /rɒˈmjuːliən/)
Argument of perihelion · 1
Romulus (moon) → 175°±23°
Average orbital speed · 1
Romulus (moon) → 27.0 m/s
Dimensions · 1
Romulus (moon) → (38.0±3.2) × (14.0±0.8) km (best-fit)
Discovery date · 1
Romulus (moon) → 18 February 2001
Eccentricity · 1
Romulus (moon) → 0.0069±0.0037
Equatorial escape velocity · 1
Romulus (moon) → ~ 4.8 m/s (estimate) [citation needed]

Important terminology

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Important terminology

sylvia remus 87 romulus moon 2001 discovery asteroid orbit michael brown jean-luc margot body respect references sylvia's formal designation around

Romulus (moon) relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 23 structured relationships around Romulus (moon). Examples in this analysis include Romulus (moon) → Absolute magnitude (H) → 10.7 and Romulus (moon) → Adjectives → Romulian, -ean (both /rɒˈmjuːliən/). The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Romulus (moon)Absolute magnitude (H)10.71.00infobox
Romulus (moon)AdjectivesRomulian, -ean (both /rɒˈmjuːliən/)1.00infobox
Romulus (moon)Alternative designations(87) Sylvia I1.00infobox
Romulus (moon)Alternative designationsS/2001 (87) 11.00infobox
Romulus (moon)Argument of perihelion175°±23°1.00infobox
Romulus (moon)Average orbital speed27.0 m/s1.00infobox
Romulus (moon)Dimensions(38.0±3.2) × (14.0±0.8) km (best-fit)1.00infobox
Romulus (moon)Discovered byMichael E. Brown1.00infobox
Romulus (moon)Discovered byJean-Luc Margot1.00infobox
Romulus (moon)Discovery date18 February 20011.00infobox
Romulus (moon)Eccentricity0.0069±0.00371.00infobox
Romulus (moon)Equatorial escape velocity~ 4.8 m/s (estimate) [citation needed]1.00infobox
Romulus (moon)Inclination1.7°±1.0° (with respect to Sylvia equator)1.00infobox
Romulus (moon)Longitude of ascending node93.17°±1.85°1.00infobox
Romulus (moon)Mass9.319+20.7 −8.3×1014 kg1.00infobox
Romulus (moon)Mean anomaly167°±23°1.00infobox
Romulus (moon)Mean diameter23.1±0.7 km1.00infobox
Romulus (moon)Minor planet categoryMain belt (Cybele)1.00infobox
Romulus (moon)Named afterRōmulus1.00infobox
Romulus (moon)Orbital period (sidereal)3.6496+0.025 −0.024 d1.00infobox
Romulus (moon)Pronunciation/ˈrɒmjʊləs/1.00infobox
Romulus (moon)Satellite of87 Sylvia1.00infobox
Romulus (moon)Semi-major axis1351.35±0.1 km1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Romulus (moon) bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Discovery, Main and Named. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Romulus (moon)
    • Discovery
    • Main
    • Named
    • Naming
    • References
    • Remus
    • Body
    • Sylvia
    • Moon
    • Romulus
    • Larger
    • Outer
  • romulus (moon)
    • Discovery
    • Main
    • Named
    • Naming
    • References
    • Remus
    • Sylvia
    • Body
    • Moon
    • Romulus
    • Outer
    • Larger
  • romulus
    • Discovery
    • Main
    • Named
    • Naming
    • References
    • Remus
    • Body
    • Sylvia
    • Moon
    • Larger
    • Outer
    • Adaptive
  • discovery and naming
    • Adaptive
    • Minor
    • Naming
    • Optics
    • Planet
    • References
    • Satellite
    • Romulus
    • Remus
    • Sylvia
    • Also
    • Discovered
  • remus
    • Naming
    • Romulus
    • Discovery
    • Sylvia
    • Adaptive
    • Also
    • Collision
    • Debris
    • Discovered
    • Main
    • Optics
    • References
  • michael e. brown
    • Jean-luc
    • Margot
    • Brown
    • Michael
    • Discovered
    • Main
    • Minor
    • Named
    • Planet
    • References
    • Respect
    • Satellite
  • main-belt asteroid
    • Larger
    • Outer
    • Around
    • Collision
    • Debris
    • Density
    • Designation
    • Formal
    • Rubble
    • Sylvia
    • Body
    • Orbit
  • jean-luc margot
    • Margot
    • Michael
    • Main
    • Minor
    • Named
    • Planet
    • References
    • Respect
    • Satellite
    • Body
    • Romulus
    • Sylvia

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Romulus (moon), one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Romulus (moon) with Discovery and naming. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Romulus (moon) — Discovery and naming · splits 11 ⟂ 7
Romulus (moon) — Characteristics · splits 12 ⟂ 6
Romulus (moon) — Overview · splits 14 ⟂ 4

Map overview Semantic statistics

Romulus (moon)

Nodes18
Edges17
Triples23
Avg. degree1.89
Density0.111111
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Romulus (moon) to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Characters, Characteristics & Discovery and naming, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Romulus (moon) · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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