8218 Hosty

Summary

8218 Hosty is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8218 Hosty is credited with the discovery of Robert H. McNaught^[3].
• 8218 Hosty's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 8218 Hosty's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory^[5].
• 8218 Hosty's follows is recorded as 8217 Dominikhašek^[6].
• 8218 Hosty's followed by is recorded as (8219) 1996 JL^[7].
• 8218 Hosty's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 8218 Hosty's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 8218 Hosty's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 SR6^[10].
• 8218 Hosty's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 TP^[11].
• 8218 Hosty's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 TC9^[12].
• 8218 Hosty's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 JH^[13].
• 8218 Hosty's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-05-08T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 8218 Hosty's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y3xm1^[15].
• 8218 Hosty's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008218^[16].
• 8218 Hosty's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 8218 Hosty's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.16'}^[18].
• 8218 Hosty's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1594640'}^[19].
• 8218 Hosty's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.159159317675043'}^[20].
• 8218 Hosty's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.1'}^[21].
• 8218 Hosty's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}^[22].
• 8218 Hosty's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.34'}^[23].
• 8218 Hosty's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.27403'}^[24].
• 8218 Hosty's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.275677056033755'}^[25].
• 8218 Hosty's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.53'}^[26].
• 8218 Hosty's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1287.824566560604'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8218 Hosty's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

8218 Hosty 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]