8373 Stephengould

Summary

8373 Stephengould is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 8373 Stephengould is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 8373 Stephengould is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4].
• 8373 Stephengould's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 8373 Stephengould's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• Stephen Jay Gould is named after 8373 Stephengould^[7].
• 8373 Stephengould's follows is recorded as (8372) 1991 VC2^[8].
• 8373 Stephengould's followed by is recorded as 8374 Horohata^[9].
• 8373 Stephengould's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 8373 Stephengould's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt^[11].
• 8373 Stephengould's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 8373 Stephengould's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 AB^[13].
• 8373 Stephengould's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1992-01-01T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 8373 Stephengould's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ygtjp^[15].
• 8373 Stephengould's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008373^[16].
• 8373 Stephengould's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 8373 Stephengould's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.554508'}^[18].
• 8373 Stephengould's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.5546392'}^[19].
• 8373 Stephengould's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.5555326783238298'}^[20].
• 8373 Stephengould's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.80'}^[21].
• 8373 Stephengould's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.1'}^[22].
• 8373 Stephengould's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.31'}^[23].
• 8373 Stephengould's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+40.78818'}^[24].
• 8373 Stephengould's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+40.79991398652837'}^[25].
• 8373 Stephengould's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.94'}^[26].
• 8373 Stephengould's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2167.50456948905'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8373 Stephengould's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Stephen Jay Gould is named after 8373 Stephengould^[7].

Why It Matters

8373 Stephengould ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]