8021 Walter

Summary

8021 Walter is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8021 Walter is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 8021 Walter is credited with the discovery of David H. Levy^[4].
• 8021 Walter's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 8021 Walter's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• Walter Anderson is named after 8021 Walter^[7].
• 8021 Walter's follows is recorded as 8020 Erzgebirge^[8].
• 8021 Walter's followed by is recorded as Q1483511^[9].
• 8021 Walter's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 8021 Walter's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 8021 Walter's provisional designation is recorded as 1939 VL^[12].
• 8021 Walter's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 UO2^[13].
• 8021 Walter's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1990-10-22T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 8021 Walter's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ykw1w^[15].
• 8021 Walter's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008021^[16].
• 8021 Walter's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 8021 Walter's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.22'}^[18].
• 8021 Walter's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2236182'}^[19].
• 8021 Walter's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2241165861916165'}^[20].
• 8021 Walter's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.3'}^[21].
• 8021 Walter's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.4'}^[22].
• 8021 Walter's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.52'}^[23].
• 8021 Walter's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.79872'}^[24].
• 8021 Walter's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.8087067472715'}^[25].
• 8021 Walter's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.65'}^[26].
• 8021 Walter's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1331.273873200107'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8021 Walter's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Walter Anderson is named after 8021 Walter^[7].

Why It Matters

8021 Walter has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]