8208 Volta

Summary

8208 Volta is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8208 Volta is credited with the discovery of Piero Sicoli^[3].
• 8208 Volta is credited with the discovery of Pierangelo Ghezzi^[4].
• 8208 Volta's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 8208 Volta's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Osservatorio Astronomico Sormano^[6].
• Alessandro Volta is named after 8208 Volta^[7].
• 8208 Volta's follows is recorded as 8207 Suminao^[8].
• 8208 Volta's followed by is recorded as 8209 Toscanelli^[9].
• 8208 Volta's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 8208 Volta's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 8208 Volta's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 DL2^[12].
• 8208 Volta's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1995-02-28T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 8208 Volta's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04g1vj_^[14].
• 8208 Volta's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008208^[15].
• 8208 Volta's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 8208 Volta's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.25'}^[17].
• 8208 Volta's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2457997'}^[18].
• 8208 Volta's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2454484029350095'}^[19].
• 8208 Volta's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.9'}^[20].
• 8208 Volta's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.01'}^[21].
• 8208 Volta's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+13.80670'}^[22].
• 8208 Volta's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+13.80267628682899'}^[23].
• 8208 Volta's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.06'}^[24].
• 8208 Volta's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1481.424077431719'}^[25].
• 8208 Volta's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+96.89075'}^[26].
• 8208 Volta's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+96.85932235437411'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8208 Volta's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Alessandro Volta is named after 8208 Volta^[7].

Why It Matters

8208 Volta has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]