8254 Moskovitz

Summary

8254 Moskovitz is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 8254 Moskovitz is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus^[3].
• 8254 Moskovitz's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 8254 Moskovitz's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory^[5].
• Nicholas Moskovitz is named after 8254 Moskovitz^[6].
• 8254 Moskovitz's follows is recorded as 8253 Brunetto^[7].
• 8254 Moskovitz's followed by is recorded as 8255 Masiero^[8].
• 8254 Moskovitz's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 8254 Moskovitz's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 8254 Moskovitz's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 UL3^[11].
• 8254 Moskovitz's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 EF18^[12].
• 8254 Moskovitz's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 TA5^[13].
• 8254 Moskovitz's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-03-02T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 8254 Moskovitz's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b77_jp^[15].
• 8254 Moskovitz's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008254^[16].
• 8254 Moskovitz's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 8254 Moskovitz's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09'}^[18].
• 8254 Moskovitz's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0951240'}^[19].
• 8254 Moskovitz's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0945303969211971'}^[20].
• 8254 Moskovitz's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}^[21].
• 8254 Moskovitz's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.4'}^[22].
• 8254 Moskovitz's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.75'}^[23].
• 8254 Moskovitz's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.34389'}^[24].
• 8254 Moskovitz's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.345994775611932'}^[25].
• 8254 Moskovitz's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.49'}^[26].
• 8254 Moskovitz's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1275.265741153865'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8254 Moskovitz's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Nicholas Moskovitz is named after 8254 Moskovitz^[6].

Why It Matters

8254 Moskovitz ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]