8257 Andycheng

Summary

8257 Andycheng is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 8257 Andycheng is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 8257 Andycheng's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 8257 Andycheng's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[5].
• 8257 Andycheng's follows is recorded as 8256 Shenzhou^[6].
• 8257 Andycheng's followed by is recorded as 8258 McCracken^[7].
• 8257 Andycheng's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 8257 Andycheng's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 8257 Andycheng's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 HO1^[10].
• 8257 Andycheng's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 YO5^[11].
• 8257 Andycheng's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 VN8^[12].
• 8257 Andycheng's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1982-04-28T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 8257 Andycheng's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y0sb7^[14].
• 8257 Andycheng's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008257^[15].
• 8257 Andycheng's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 8257 Andycheng's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18'}^[17].
• 8257 Andycheng's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1755264'}^[18].
• 8257 Andycheng's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1766999917006642'}^[19].
• 8257 Andycheng's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.7'}^[20].
• 8257 Andycheng's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.84'}^[21].
• 8257 Andycheng's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.76397'}^[22].
• 8257 Andycheng's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.767122283156208'}^[23].
• 8257 Andycheng's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.29'}^[24].
• 8257 Andycheng's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1199.728061839843'}^[25].
• 8257 Andycheng's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+61.68034'}^[26].
• 8257 Andycheng's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+61.62619380764713'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8257 Andycheng's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

8257 Andycheng ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]