8434 Columbianus

Summary

8434 Columbianus is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8434 Columbianus is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 8434 Columbianus is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 8434 Columbianus is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 8434 Columbianus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 8434 Columbianus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Cygnus columbianus is named after 8434 Columbianus^[8].
• 8434 Columbianus's follows is recorded as Q726598^[9].
• 8434 Columbianus's followed by is recorded as Q744794^[10].
• 8434 Columbianus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 8434 Columbianus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 8434 Columbianus's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 YZ2^[13].
• 8434 Columbianus's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 WH8^[14].
• 8434 Columbianus's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 VL8^[15].
• 8434 Columbianus's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 GZ1^[16].
• 8434 Columbianus's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 RK27^[17].
• 8434 Columbianus's provisional designation is recorded as 6571 P-L^[18].
• 8434 Columbianus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[19].
• 8434 Columbianus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y18p5^[20].
• 8434 Columbianus's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008434^[21].
• 8434 Columbianus's significant event is recorded as naming^[22].
• 8434 Columbianus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.25'}^[23].
• 8434 Columbianus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2471419'}^[24].
• 8434 Columbianus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2387977625657035'}^[25].
• 8434 Columbianus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.4'}^[26].
• 8434 Columbianus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.5'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3], an astronomer^[28], 1920–2002^[29], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[30], specialised in astronomy^[31]; Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4], an astronomer^[32], 1921–2015^[33], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[34], specialised in astronomy^[35]; and Tom Gehrels^[5], an astronomer^[36], 1925–2011^[37], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[38], awarded the Masursky Award^[39], specialised in astronomy^[40].

Why It Matters

8434 Columbianus has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]