8515 Corvan

Summary

8515 Corvan is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8515 Corvan is credited with the discovery of Robert H. McNaught^[3].
• 8515 Corvan's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 8515 Corvan's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory^[5].
• 8515 Corvan's follows is recorded as (8514) 1991 PK15^[6].
• 8515 Corvan's followed by is recorded as 8516 Hyakkai^[7].
• 8515 Corvan's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 8515 Corvan's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 8515 Corvan's provisional designation is recorded as 1974 QQ1^[10].
• 8515 Corvan's provisional designation is recorded as 1974 RF^[11].
• 8515 Corvan's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 SD14^[12].
• 8515 Corvan's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 RJ^[13].
• 8515 Corvan's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1991-09-04T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 8515 Corvan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y197d^[15].
• 8515 Corvan's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008515^[16].
• 8515 Corvan's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 8515 Corvan's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.16'}^[18].
• 8515 Corvan's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1631927'}^[19].
• 8515 Corvan's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.162606837370318'}^[20].
• 8515 Corvan's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.2'}^[21].
• 8515 Corvan's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.3'}^[22].
• 8515 Corvan's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.4'}^[23].
• 8515 Corvan's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+13.23056'}^[24].
• 8515 Corvan's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+13.23469643962869'}^[25].
• 8515 Corvan's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.24'}^[26].
• 8515 Corvan's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1549.874427699311'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8515 Corvan's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

8515 Corvan has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]