8116 Jeanperrin

Summary

8116 Jeanperrin is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 8116 Jeanperrin is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 8116 Jeanperrin's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 8116 Jeanperrin's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• 8116 Jeanperrin's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• Jean Perrin is named after 8116 Jeanperrin^[7].
• 8116 Jeanperrin's follows is recorded as 8115 Sakabe^[8].
• 8116 Jeanperrin's followed by is recorded as 8117 Yuanlongping^[9].
• 8116 Jeanperrin's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 8116 Jeanperrin's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 8116 Jeanperrin's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 WU3^[12].
• 8116 Jeanperrin's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 RS11^[13].
• 8116 Jeanperrin's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 HA15^[14].
• 8116 Jeanperrin's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-04-17T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 8116 Jeanperrin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y4xqc^[16].
• 8116 Jeanperrin's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008116^[17].
• 8116 Jeanperrin's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 8116 Jeanperrin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.16'}^[19].
• 8116 Jeanperrin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1592833'}^[20].
• 8116 Jeanperrin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1592324644727594'}^[21].
• 8116 Jeanperrin's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.8'}^[22].
• 8116 Jeanperrin's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.12'}^[23].
• 8116 Jeanperrin's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.43341'}^[24].
• 8116 Jeanperrin's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.429099835281496'}^[25].
• 8116 Jeanperrin's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.37'}^[26].
• 8116 Jeanperrin's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1232.300787870579'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8116 Jeanperrin's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Jean Perrin is named after 8116 Jeanperrin^[7].

Why It Matters

8116 Jeanperrin ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]