8488 d'Argens

Summary

8488 d'Argens is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 8488 d'Argens is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 8488 d'Argens's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 8488 d'Argens's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• 8488 d'Argens's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens is named after 8488 d'Argens^[7].
• 8488 d'Argens's follows is recorded as (8487) 1989 SQ^[8].
• 8488 d'Argens's followed by is recorded as Q1192598^[9].
• 8488 d'Argens's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 8488 d'Argens's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 8488 d'Argens's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 GY2^[12].
• 8488 d'Argens's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 SR1^[13].
• 8488 d'Argens's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 OH9^[14].
• 8488 d'Argens's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1989-09-26T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 8488 d'Argens's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y1c71^[16].
• 8488 d'Argens's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008488^[17].
• 8488 d'Argens's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 8488 d'Argens's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08'}^[19].
• 8488 d'Argens's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0831447'}^[20].
• 8488 d'Argens's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0837575951290493'}^[21].
• 8488 d'Argens's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.4'}^[22].
• 8488 d'Argens's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}^[23].
• 8488 d'Argens's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.74'}^[24].
• 8488 d'Argens's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.61135'}^[25].
• 8488 d'Argens's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.612402174103139'}^[26].
• 8488 d'Argens's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.39'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8488 d'Argens's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens is named after 8488 d'Argens^[7].

Why It Matters

8488 d'Argens ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]