7864 Borucki

Summary

7864 Borucki is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 7864 Borucki is credited with the discovery of Antonín Mrkos^[3].
• 7864 Borucki's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 7864 Borucki's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kleť Observatory^[5].
• William J. Borucki is named after 7864 Borucki^[6].
• 7864 Borucki's follows is recorded as 7863 Turnbull^[7].
• 7864 Borucki's followed by is recorded as 7865 Françoisgros^[8].
• 7864 Borucki's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 7864 Borucki's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 7864 Borucki's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 EE^[11].
• 7864 Borucki's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 CW^[12].
• 7864 Borucki's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 WY5^[13].
• 7864 Borucki's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 JJ16^[14].
• 7864 Borucki's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1982-03-14T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 7864 Borucki's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bbz559^[16].
• 7864 Borucki's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20007864^[17].
• 7864 Borucki's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 7864 Borucki's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.04'}^[19].
• 7864 Borucki's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0427392'}^[20].
• 7864 Borucki's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0452590731337705'}^[21].
• 7864 Borucki's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.8'}^[22].
• 7864 Borucki's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.08'}^[23].
• 7864 Borucki's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.35561'}^[24].
• 7864 Borucki's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.367094425307947'}^[25].
• 7864 Borucki's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.45'}^[26].
• 7864 Borucki's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1623.986584081561'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

7864 Borucki's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

William J. Borucki is named after 7864 Borucki^[6].

Why It Matters

7864 Borucki ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]