8408 Strom

Summary

8408 Strom is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8408 Strom is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch^[3].
• 8408 Strom's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 8408 Strom's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory^[5].
• Robert Strom is named after 8408 Strom^[6].
• 8408 Strom's follows is recorded as 8407 Houlahan^[7].
• 8408 Strom's followed by is recorded as 8409 Valentaugustus^[8].
• 8408 Strom's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 8408 Strom's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 8408 Strom's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 GA2^[11].
• 8408 Strom's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 SX12^[12].
• 8408 Strom's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 XS36^[13].
• 8408 Strom's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1995-09-18T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 8408 Strom's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ygwdy^[15].
• 8408 Strom's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008408^[16].
• 8408 Strom's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 8408 Strom's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09'}^[18].
• 8408 Strom's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0909922'}^[19].
• 8408 Strom's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09822963464565368'}^[20].
• 8408 Strom's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.0'}^[21].
• 8408 Strom's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.13'}^[22].
• 8408 Strom's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.33235'}^[23].
• 8408 Strom's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.3463125543295115'}^[24].
• 8408 Strom's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.33'}^[25].
• 8408 Strom's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1941.239014389494'}^[26].
• 8408 Strom's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+202.66692'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8408 Strom's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Robert Strom is named after 8408 Strom^[6].

Why It Matters

8408 Strom has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]