8442 Ostralegus

Summary

8442 Ostralegus is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8442 Ostralegus is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 8442 Ostralegus is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 8442 Ostralegus is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 8442 Ostralegus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 8442 Ostralegus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Eurasian Oystercatcher is named after 8442 Ostralegus^[8].
• 8442 Ostralegus followed Q1193620^[9].
• 8442 Ostralegus was followed by Q1192523^[10].
• 8442 Ostralegus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 8442 Ostralegus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 8442 Ostralegus's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 LG8^[13].
• 8442 Ostralegus's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 WR2^[14].
• 8442 Ostralegus's provisional designation is recorded as 4237 T-3^[15].
• 8442 Ostralegus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1977-10-16T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 8442 Ostralegus's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 8442 Ostralegus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.15'}^[18].
• 8442 Ostralegus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1455730'}^[19].
• 8442 Ostralegus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1474607382896206'}^[20].
• 8442 Ostralegus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.8'}^[21].
• 8442 Ostralegus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.98'}^[22].
• 8442 Ostralegus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.76777'}^[23].
• 8442 Ostralegus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.764796738426787'}^[24].
• 8442 Ostralegus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.65'}^[25].
• 8442 Ostralegus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1331.86979136339'}^[26].
• 8442 Ostralegus's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+90.46823'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

8442 Ostralegus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Eurasian Oystercatcher is named after 8442 Ostralegus^[8].

Why It Matters

8442 Ostralegus has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]