8249 Gershwin

Summary

8249 Gershwin is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8249 Gershwin is credited with the discovery of Antonín Mrkos^[3].
• 8249 Gershwin's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 8249 Gershwin's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kleť Observatory^[5].
• George Gershwin is named after 8249 Gershwin^[6].
• 8249 Gershwin's follows is recorded as 8248 Gurzuf^[7].
• 8249 Gershwin's followed by is recorded as Q1192263^[8].
• 8249 Gershwin's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 8249 Gershwin's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 8249 Gershwin's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 GG^[11].
• 8249 Gershwin's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 GG^[12].
• 8249 Gershwin's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1980-04-13T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 8249 Gershwin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y2npq^[14].
• 8249 Gershwin's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008249^[15].
• 8249 Gershwin's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 8249 Gershwin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18'}^[17].
• 8249 Gershwin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1793186'}^[18].
• 8249 Gershwin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.181130774689041'}^[19].
• 8249 Gershwin's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.7'}^[20].
• 8249 Gershwin's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.87'}^[21].
• 8249 Gershwin's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.10203'}^[22].
• 8249 Gershwin's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.09818763780991'}^[23].
• 8249 Gershwin's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.68'}^[24].
• 8249 Gershwin's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1341.479538580114'}^[25].
• 8249 Gershwin's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+98.87436'}^[26].
• 8249 Gershwin's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+98.70104345404933'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8249 Gershwin's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

George Gershwin is named after 8249 Gershwin^[6].

Why It Matters

8249 Gershwin has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]