8236 Gainsborough

Summary

8236 Gainsborough is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8236 Gainsborough is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 8236 Gainsborough is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 8236 Gainsborough is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 8236 Gainsborough's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 8236 Gainsborough's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Thomas Gainsborough is named after 8236 Gainsborough^[8].
• 8236 Gainsborough followed Q676361^[9].
• 8236 Gainsborough was followed by 8237 Constable^[10].
• 8236 Gainsborough's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 8236 Gainsborough's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 8236 Gainsborough's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 GB14^[13].
• 8236 Gainsborough's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 ST24^[14].
• 8236 Gainsborough's provisional designation is recorded as 4040 P-L^[15].
• 8236 Gainsborough's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 8236 Gainsborough's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 8236 Gainsborough's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.22'}^[18].
• 8236 Gainsborough's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2218896'}^[19].
• 8236 Gainsborough's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2199465563561873'}^[20].
• 8236 Gainsborough's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.8'}^[21].
• 8236 Gainsborough's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.95'}^[22].
• 8236 Gainsborough's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.88797'}^[23].
• 8236 Gainsborough's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.878234397330365'}^[24].
• 8236 Gainsborough's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.58'}^[25].
• 8236 Gainsborough's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1675.398615656463'}^[26].
• 8236 Gainsborough's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+215.13872'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

8236 Gainsborough's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Thomas Gainsborough is named after 8236 Gainsborough^[8].

Why It Matters

8236 Gainsborough has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]