Home › Entities › asteroid › 8550 Hesiodos

8550 Hesiodos

asteroid
Thing asteroid Q927183

Facts

27 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
8549 Alcide[4]
Followed by
8551 Daitarabochi[5]
Absolute magnitude
12.4 (12.2–12.4, n=3)[18][19][20]
Albedo
+0.046[39]
Apoapsis
+4.973, +4.971056260386447[30][31]
Argument of periapsis
+336.06529, +336.4238344905558[34][35]
Asteroid family
Hilda group[13]
Diameter
+24.725[38]
Discoverer or inventor
Eric Walter Elst[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[40]
Longitude of ascending node
+23.53448, +23.45543518708643[26][27]
Mean anomaly
+37.69337, +338.7634885499469[36][37]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt, outer asteroid belt[6][7]
Named after
Hesiod[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.26 (0.26–0.26, n=3)[15][16][17]
Orbital inclination
+2.87766, +2.876489130332293[21][22]
Orbital period
+7.84, +2861.878230123102[23][24]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[8]
Periapsis
+2.9215696, +2.918728311862069[32][33]
Provisional designation
1979 WB6, 1987 YB4, 1994 PV24[9][10][11]
Rotation period
+6.719[25]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+3.9474573, +3.944892286124258[28][29]
Significant event
naming[14]
Show all 27 facts +3
Site of astronomical discovery
La Silla Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
August 12, 1994[12]
Time of periapsis
+2461169.323082785
🏷️ Also known as
en (8550) Hesiodos en Hesiodos de 1994 PV24 fa سیارک ۸۵۵۰ fr (8550) Hésiode ja ヘシオドス ru 1979 WB6 ru 1987 YB4 ru (8550) 1994 PV24 uk 8550 Гесіод zh 小行星8550
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y3m48
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20008550
Minor Planet Center body ID
8550

Report an error or request removal Lineage (PROV-JSON)

Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). 8550 Hesiodos. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/8550-hesiodos
MLA “8550 Hesiodos.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 4 Nov. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/8550-hesiodos.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_8550-hesiodos_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{8550 Hesiodos}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/8550-hesiodos}, note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): 8550 Hesiodos — https://4ort.xyz/entity/8550-hesiodos (retrieved 2026-11-04)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/8550-hesiodos · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · AbzalM · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.87766'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.876489130332293'}
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+4.973'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+4.971056260386447'}
    Discoverer or inventor → Eric Walter Elst
    Site of astronomical discovery → La Silla Observatory
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||kaa */ kaawiki sitelink"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.