8318 Averroes

Summary

8318 Averroes is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 8318 Averroes is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 8318 Averroes is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 8318 Averroes is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 8318 Averroes's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 8318 Averroes's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Averroes is named after 8318 Averroes^[8].
• 8318 Averroes's follows is recorded as Q948068^[9].
• 8318 Averroes's followed by is recorded as 8319 Antiphanes^[10].
• 8318 Averroes's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 8318 Averroes's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 8318 Averroes's provisional designation is recorded as 1306 T-2^[13].
• 8318 Averroes's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 QC7^[14].
• 8318 Averroes's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1973-09-29T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 8318 Averroes's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y0w8y^[16].
• 8318 Averroes's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008318^[17].
• 8318 Averroes's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 8318 Averroes's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.16'}^[19].
• 8318 Averroes's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1603712'}^[20].
• 8318 Averroes's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1626738134681538'}^[21].
• 8318 Averroes's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.5'}^[22].
• 8318 Averroes's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.7'}^[23].
• 8318 Averroes's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.51679'}^[24].
• 8318 Averroes's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.5166690756665591'}^[25].
• 8318 Averroes's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.68'}^[26].
• 8318 Averroes's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2072.47964385662'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8318 Averroes's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Averroes is named after 8318 Averroes^[8].

Why It Matters

8318 Averroes ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]