8216 Melosh

Summary

8216 Melosh is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8216 Melosh is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch^[3].
• 8216 Melosh's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 8216 Melosh's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory^[5].
• H. Jay Melosh is named after 8216 Melosh^[6].
• 8216 Melosh's follows is recorded as 8215 Zanonato^[7].
• 8216 Melosh's followed by is recorded as 8217 Dominikhašek^[8].
• 8216 Melosh's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 8216 Melosh's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 8216 Melosh's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 PN5^[11].
• 8216 Melosh's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 FX14^[12].
• 8216 Melosh's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1995-03-27T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 8216 Melosh's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7fc3^[14].
• 8216 Melosh's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008216^[15].
• 8216 Melosh's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 8216 Melosh's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.22'}^[17].
• 8216 Melosh's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2203628'}^[18].
• 8216 Melosh's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2194442132749997'}^[19].
• 8216 Melosh's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.8'}^[20].
• 8216 Melosh's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.12'}^[21].
• 8216 Melosh's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.25832'}^[22].
• 8216 Melosh's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.25635109672722'}^[23].
• 8216 Melosh's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.09'}^[24].
• 8216 Melosh's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1495.031837309868'}^[25].
• 8216 Melosh's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+76.28054'}^[26].
• 8216 Melosh's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+76.24170826271812'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8216 Melosh's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

H. Jay Melosh is named after 8216 Melosh^[6].

Why It Matters

8216 Melosh has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]