8474 Rettig

Summary

8474 Rettig is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8474 Rettig is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 8474 Rettig's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 8474 Rettig's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[5].
• Terrence Rettig is named after 8474 Rettig^[6].
• 8474 Rettig's follows is recorded as (8473) 1984 SS5^[7].
• 8474 Rettig's followed by is recorded as 8475 Vsevoivanov^[8].
• 8474 Rettig's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 8474 Rettig's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 8474 Rettig's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 GA1^[11].
• 8474 Rettig's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 NQ^[12].
• 8474 Rettig's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1985-04-15T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 8474 Rettig's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y84h5^[14].
• 8474 Rettig's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008474^[15].
• 8474 Rettig's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 8474 Rettig's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.17'}^[17].
• 8474 Rettig's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1717531'}^[18].
• 8474 Rettig's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1728251478474719'}^[19].
• 8474 Rettig's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.7'}^[20].
• 8474 Rettig's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.85'}^[21].
• 8474 Rettig's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.91138'}^[22].
• 8474 Rettig's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.91124451704796'}^[23].
• 8474 Rettig's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.32'}^[24].
• 8474 Rettig's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1211.507571804561'}^[25].
• 8474 Rettig's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+30.54'}^[26].
• 8474 Rettig's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+132.63156'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8474 Rettig's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Terrence Rettig is named after 8474 Rettig^[6].

Why It Matters

8474 Rettig has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]