8239 Signac

Summary

8239 Signac is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 8239 Signac is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 8239 Signac is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 8239 Signac is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 8239 Signac's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 8239 Signac's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Paul Signac is named after 8239 Signac^[8].
• 8239 Signac's follows is recorded as 8238 Courbet^[9].
• 8239 Signac's followed by is recorded as Q961779^[10].
• 8239 Signac's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 8239 Signac's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 8239 Signac's provisional designation is recorded as 1153 T-2^[13].
• 8239 Signac's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 GG^[14].
• 8239 Signac's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 FG42^[15].
• 8239 Signac's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1973-09-29T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 8239 Signac's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ygl20^[17].
• 8239 Signac's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008239^[18].
• 8239 Signac's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 8239 Signac's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.12'}^[20].
• 8239 Signac's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1163742'}^[21].
• 8239 Signac's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1129932403855775'}^[22].
• 8239 Signac's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.4'}^[23].
• 8239 Signac's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.53'}^[24].
• 8239 Signac's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.26234'}^[25].
• 8239 Signac's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.263422739213075'}^[26].
• 8239 Signac's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.59'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8239 Signac's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Paul Signac is named after 8239 Signac^[8].

Why It Matters

8239 Signac ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]