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8408 Strom

asteroid
Place asteroid Q1867539

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
8407 Houlahan[4]
Followed by
8409 Valentaugustus[5]
Absolute magnitude
+14.0, +14.13[16][17]
Albedo
+0.071[35]
Apoapsis
+3.328, +3.344620761736837[26][27]
Argument of periapsis
+21.81491, +24.93394856321151[30][31]
Diameter
+8.254[34]
Discoverer or inventor
Spacewatch[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[36]
Longitude of ascending node
+202.66692, +201.7554672408009[22][23]
Mean anomaly
+276.39005, +358.0822282913484[32][33]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Named after
Robert Strom[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.1 (0.09–0.1, n=3)[13][14][15]
Orbital inclination
+0.33235, +0.3463125543295115[18][19]
Orbital period
+5.33, +1941.239014389494[20][21]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+2.7728023, +2.746310781584677[28][29]
Provisional designation
1972 GA2, 1995 SX12, 1996 XS36[8][9][10]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+3.0503613, +3.045465771660757[24][25]
Significant event
naming[12]
Site of astronomical discovery
Kitt Peak National Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
September 18, 1995[11]
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Time of periapsis
+2461010.84125906[37]
🏷️ Also known as
en 8408 Strom en Strom de (8408) Strom fa سیارک ۸۴۰۸ ja 8408 ストロム ja ストロム ru 1972 GA2 ru 1995 SX12 ru 1996 XS36 ru (8408) 1995 SX12 ru Strom uk 8408 Стром zh 小行星8408
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03ygwdy
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20008408
Minor Planet Center body ID
8408

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 1
Spacewatch
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
8409 Valentaugustus
Followed by (predecessor) 1
8409 Valentaugustus
Follows 1
8407 Houlahan
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
8407 Houlahan
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Kitt Peak National Observatory
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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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