8240 Matisse

Summary

8240 Matisse is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8240 Matisse is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 8240 Matisse is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 8240 Matisse is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 8240 Matisse's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 8240 Matisse's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Henri Matisse is named after 8240 Matisse^[8].
• 8240 Matisse followed 8239 Signac^[9].
• 8240 Matisse was followed by Q157284^[10].
• 8240 Matisse's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 8240 Matisse's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 8240 Matisse's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 VE8^[13].
• 8240 Matisse's provisional designation is recorded as 4172 T-2^[14].
• 8240 Matisse's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1973-09-29T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 8240 Matisse's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 8240 Matisse's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.14'}^[17].
• 8240 Matisse's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1440762'}^[18].
• 8240 Matisse's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1419853442325416'}^[19].
• 8240 Matisse's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.3'}^[20].
• 8240 Matisse's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.45'}^[21].
• 8240 Matisse's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.14411'}^[22].
• 8240 Matisse's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.147761961334201'}^[23].
• 8240 Matisse's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.87'}^[24].
• 8240 Matisse's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1413.880828007411'}^[25].
• 8240 Matisse's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+106.95466'}^[26].
• 8240 Matisse's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+106.8747862221796'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

8240 Matisse's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Henri Matisse is named after 8240 Matisse^[8].

Why It Matters

8240 Matisse has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]