8279 Cuzco

Summary

8279 Cuzco is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8279 Cuzco is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 8279 Cuzco's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 8279 Cuzco's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[5].
• Cusco is named after 8279 Cuzco^[6].
• 8279 Cuzco's follows is recorded as (8278) 1991 JJ^[7].
• 8279 Cuzco's followed by is recorded as 8280 Petergruber^[8].
• 8279 Cuzco's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 8279 Cuzco's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 8279 Cuzco's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 UT6^[11].
• 8279 Cuzco's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 PN7^[12].
• 8279 Cuzco's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 RT12^[13].
• 8279 Cuzco's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 DT^[14].
• 8279 Cuzco's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1991-08-06T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 8279 Cuzco's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y1b5_^[16].
• 8279 Cuzco's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008279^[17].
• 8279 Cuzco's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 8279 Cuzco's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.03'}^[19].
• 8279 Cuzco's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0307381'}^[20].
• 8279 Cuzco's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.03278027736431402'}^[21].
• 8279 Cuzco's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.4'}^[22].
• 8279 Cuzco's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.59'}^[23].
• 8279 Cuzco's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.80723'}^[24].
• 8279 Cuzco's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.805015875367769'}^[25].
• 8279 Cuzco's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.77'}^[26].
• 8279 Cuzco's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1737.679526569043'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8279 Cuzco's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Cusco is named after 8279 Cuzco^[6].

Why It Matters

8279 Cuzco 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]