8435 Anser

Summary

8435 Anser is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8435 Anser is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 8435 Anser is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 8435 Anser is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 8435 Anser's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 8435 Anser's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Greylag Goose is named after 8435 Anser^[8].
• 8435 Anser followed Q1195252^[9].
• 8435 Anser was followed by Q673050^[10].
• 8435 Anser's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 8435 Anser's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 8435 Anser's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 VA1^[13].
• 8435 Anser's provisional designation is recorded as 6643 P-L^[14].
• 8435 Anser's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-26T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 8435 Anser's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 8435 Anser's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.17'}^[17].
• 8435 Anser's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1690353'}^[18].
• 8435 Anser's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1687089535203516'}^[19].
• 8435 Anser's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.7'}^[20].
• 8435 Anser's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.84'}^[21].
• 8435 Anser's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.79804'}^[22].
• 8435 Anser's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.791341031463833'}^[23].
• 8435 Anser's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.31'}^[24].
• 8435 Anser's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1208.541928136134'}^[25].
• 8435 Anser's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+31.25619'}^[26].
• 8435 Anser's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+31.18351988592164'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

8435 Anser's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Greylag Goose is named after 8435 Anser^[8].

Why It Matters

8435 Anser has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]