8437 Bernicla

Summary

8437 Bernicla is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8437 Bernicla is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 8437 Bernicla is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 8437 Bernicla is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 8437 Bernicla's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 8437 Bernicla's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Brant Goose is named after 8437 Bernicla^[8].
• 8437 Bernicla followed Q673050^[9].
• 8437 Bernicla was followed by Q729236^[10].
• 8437 Bernicla's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 8437 Bernicla's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 8437 Bernicla's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 XA3^[13].
• 8437 Bernicla's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 EK7^[14].
• 8437 Bernicla's provisional designation is recorded as 3057 T-1^[15].
• 8437 Bernicla's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1971-03-26T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 8437 Bernicla's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 8437 Bernicla's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.04'}^[18].
• 8437 Bernicla's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0425883'}^[19].
• 8437 Bernicla's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.04245631997226577'}^[20].
• 8437 Bernicla's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.7'}^[21].
• 8437 Bernicla's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.87'}^[22].
• 8437 Bernicla's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.44737'}^[23].
• 8437 Bernicla's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.446616831880917'}^[24].
• 8437 Bernicla's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.02'}^[25].
• 8437 Bernicla's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1468.204030886837'}^[26].
• 8437 Bernicla's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+230.50368'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

8437 Bernicla's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Brant Goose is named after 8437 Bernicla^[8].

Why It Matters

8437 Bernicla has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]