8237 Constable

Summary

8237 Constable is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8237 Constable is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 8237 Constable is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 8237 Constable is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 8237 Constable's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 8237 Constable's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• John Constable is named after 8237 Constable^[8].
• 8237 Constable's follows is recorded as Q589263^[9].
• 8237 Constable's followed by is recorded as 8238 Courbet^[10].
• 8237 Constable's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 8237 Constable's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 8237 Constable's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 JM9^[13].
• 8237 Constable's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 UU6^[14].
• 8237 Constable's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 SA17^[15].
• 8237 Constable's provisional designation is recorded as 7581 P-L^[16].
• 8237 Constable's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-10-17T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 8237 Constable's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y18zg^[18].
• 8237 Constable's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008237^[19].
• 8237 Constable's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 8237 Constable's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}^[21].
• 8237 Constable's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1068694'}^[22].
• 8237 Constable's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1070752076357846'}^[23].
• 8237 Constable's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}^[24].
• 8237 Constable's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}^[25].
• 8237 Constable's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.64'}^[26].
• 8237 Constable's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.51629'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8237 Constable's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

John Constable is named after 8237 Constable^[8].

Why It Matters

8237 Constable has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]