8347 Lallaward

Summary

8347 Lallaward is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 8347 Lallaward is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 8347 Lallaward is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4].
• 8347 Lallaward's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 8347 Lallaward's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• Lalla Ward is named after 8347 Lallaward^[7].
• 8347 Lallaward's follows is recorded as (8346) 1987 DW6^[8].
• 8347 Lallaward's followed by is recorded as 8348 Bhattacharyya^[9].
• 8347 Lallaward's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 8347 Lallaward's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 8347 Lallaward's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 HK^[12].
• 8347 Lallaward's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1987-04-21T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 8347 Lallaward's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y706c^[14].
• 8347 Lallaward's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008347^[15].
• 8347 Lallaward's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 8347 Lallaward's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08'}^[17].
• 8347 Lallaward's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0852304'}^[18].
• 8347 Lallaward's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08415376067901294'}^[19].
• 8347 Lallaward's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.7'}^[20].
• 8347 Lallaward's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.96'}^[21].
• 8347 Lallaward's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.05092'}^[22].
• 8347 Lallaward's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.050166270601968'}^[23].
• 8347 Lallaward's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.09'}^[24].
• 8347 Lallaward's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1492.483116902166'}^[25].
• 8347 Lallaward's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+312.85138'}^[26].
• 8347 Lallaward's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+312.7955289364604'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8347 Lallaward's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Lalla Ward is named after 8347 Lallaward^[7].

Why It Matters

8347 Lallaward 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 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]