1508 Kemi

Summary

1508 Kemi is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1508 Kemi is credited with the discovery of Heikki A. Alikoski^[3].
• 1508 Kemi's image is recorded as 001508-asteroid shape model (1508) Kemi.png^[4].
• 1508 Kemi's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 1508 Kemi's instance of is recorded as Mars-crossing asteroid^[6].
• 1508 Kemi's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Iso-Heikkilä Observatory^[7].
• Kemi is named after 1508 Kemi^[8].
• 1508 Kemi's follows is recorded as Q140228^[9].
• 1508 Kemi's followed by is recorded as 1509 Esclangona^[10].
• 1508 Kemi's minor planet group is recorded as Mars-crossing asteroid^[11].
• 1508 Kemi's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[12].
• 1508 Kemi's Commons category is recorded as 1508 Kemi^[13].
• 1508 Kemi's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[14].
• 1508 Kemi's provisional designation is recorded as 1935 FA^[15].
• 1508 Kemi's provisional designation is recorded as 1938 UO^[16].
• 1508 Kemi's provisional designation is recorded as 1938 UP^[17].
• 1508 Kemi's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1938-10-21T00:00:00Z^[18].
• 1508 Kemi's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y5ml1^[19].
• 1508 Kemi's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001508^[20].
• 1508 Kemi's asteroid spectral type is recorded as B-type asteroid^[21].
• 1508 Kemi's asteroid spectral type is recorded as C-type asteroid^[22].
• 1508 Kemi's significant event is recorded as naming^[23].
• 1508 Kemi's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.42'}^[24].
• 1508 Kemi's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.4166928'}^[25].
• 1508 Kemi's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.419258136897538'}^[26].
• 1508 Kemi's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.03'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include asteroid^[5] and Mars-crossing asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Kemi is named after 1508 Kemi^[8].

Why It Matters

1508 Kemi ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]