8277 Machu-Picchu

Summary

8277 Machu-Picchu is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 8277 Machu-Picchu is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 8277 Machu-Picchu's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 8277 Machu-Picchu's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• 8277 Machu-Picchu's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• Machu Picchu is named after 8277 Machu-Picchu^[7].
• 8277 Machu-Picchu's follows is recorded as 8276 Shigei^[8].
• 8277 Machu-Picchu's followed by is recorded as (8278) 1991 JJ^[9].
• 8277 Machu-Picchu's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 8277 Machu-Picchu's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 8277 Machu-Picchu's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 RX16^[12].
• 8277 Machu-Picchu's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 GV8^[13].
• 8277 Machu-Picchu's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1991-04-08T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 8277 Machu-Picchu's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/043s1jx^[15].
• 8277 Machu-Picchu's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008277^[16].
• 8277 Machu-Picchu's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 8277 Machu-Picchu's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08'}^[18].
• 8277 Machu-Picchu's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0774231'}^[19].
• 8277 Machu-Picchu's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07527703046927528'}^[20].
• 8277 Machu-Picchu's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0038958^[21].
• 8277 Machu-Picchu's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.7'}^[22].
• 8277 Machu-Picchu's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.89'}^[23].
• 8277 Machu-Picchu's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.06670'}^[24].
• 8277 Machu-Picchu's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.067662557850786'}^[25].
• 8277 Machu-Picchu's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.8'}^[26].
• 8277 Machu-Picchu's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1388.794551284886'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8277 Machu-Picchu's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Machu Picchu is named after 8277 Machu-Picchu^[7].

Why It Matters

8277 Machu-Picchu ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]