8331 Dawkins

Summary

8331 Dawkins is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8331 Dawkins is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 8331 Dawkins is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus^[4].
• 8331 Dawkins's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 8331 Dawkins's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• Richard Dawkins is named after 8331 Dawkins^[7].
• 8331 Dawkins's follows is recorded as 8330 Fitzroy^[8].
• 8331 Dawkins's followed by is recorded as 8332 Ivantsvetaev^[9].
• 8331 Dawkins's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 8331 Dawkins's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 8331 Dawkins's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 KK1^[12].
• 8331 Dawkins's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 SX1^[13].
• 8331 Dawkins's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1982-05-27T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 8331 Dawkins's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y1cz2^[15].
• 8331 Dawkins's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008331^[16].
• 8331 Dawkins's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 8331 Dawkins's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.10'}^[18].
• 8331 Dawkins's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0985627'}^[19].
• 8331 Dawkins's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09821764196072288'}^[20].
• 8331 Dawkins's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.7'}^[21].
• 8331 Dawkins's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.8'}^[22].
• 8331 Dawkins's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.03'}^[23].
• 8331 Dawkins's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.97462'}^[24].
• 8331 Dawkins's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.973930368733883'}^[25].
• 8331 Dawkins's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.43'}^[26].
• 8331 Dawkins's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1253.006931533857'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8331 Dawkins's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Richard Dawkins is named after 8331 Dawkins^[7].

Why It Matters

8331 Dawkins has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]