85047 Krakatau

Summary

85047 Krakatau is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 85047 Krakatau is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 85047 Krakatau is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 85047 Krakatau is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 85047 Krakatau's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 85047 Krakatau's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Krakatoa is named after 85047 Krakatau^[8].
• 85047 Krakatau followed (85046) 6126 P-L^[9].
• 85047 Krakatau was followed by (85048) 6265 P-L^[10].
• 85047 Krakatau's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 85047 Krakatau's minor planet group is recorded as inner asteroid belt^[12].
• 85047 Krakatau's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 85047 Krakatau's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 LK5^[14].
• 85047 Krakatau's provisional designation is recorded as 6255 P-L^[15].
• 85047 Krakatau's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 85047 Krakatau's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 85047 Krakatau's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.07'}^[18].
• 85047 Krakatau's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.06902548778702897'}^[19].
• 85047 Krakatau's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.7'}^[20].
• 85047 Krakatau's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.05'}^[21].
• 85047 Krakatau's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+22.4'}^[22].
• 85047 Krakatau's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+22.39702204676161'}^[23].
• 85047 Krakatau's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+962.4502215887852'}^[24].
• 85047 Krakatau's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+4.14594'}^[25].
• 85047 Krakatau's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+186.7'}^[26].
• 85047 Krakatau's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+186.6145395451471'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

85047 Krakatau's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Krakatoa is named after 85047 Krakatau^[8].

Why It Matters

85047 Krakatau has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]