8039 Grandprism

Summary

8039 Grandprism is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8039 Grandprism is credited with the discovery of Henri Debehogne^[3].
• 8039 Grandprism is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[4].
• 8039 Grandprism's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 8039 Grandprism's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[6].
• 8039 Grandprism's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[7].
• 8039 Grandprism's follows is recorded as (8038) 1993 JG^[8].
• 8039 Grandprism's followed by is recorded as 8040 Utsumikazuhiko^[9].
• 8039 Grandprism's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 8039 Grandprism's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 8039 Grandprism's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 FU2^[12].
• 8039 Grandprism's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 RB16^[13].
• 8039 Grandprism's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1993-09-15T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 8039 Grandprism's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y2z74^[15].
• 8039 Grandprism's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008039^[16].
• 8039 Grandprism's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 8039 Grandprism's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.15'}^[18].
• 8039 Grandprism's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1489918'}^[19].
• 8039 Grandprism's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1496322353634922'}^[20].
• 8039 Grandprism's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.6'}^[21].
• 8039 Grandprism's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.5'}^[22].
• 8039 Grandprism's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.7'}^[23].
• 8039 Grandprism's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.88808'}^[24].
• 8039 Grandprism's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.883531391923669'}^[25].
• 8039 Grandprism's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.76'}^[26].
• 8039 Grandprism's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1371.750483788513'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8039 Grandprism's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Why It Matters

8039 Grandprism has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]