8564 Anomalocaris

Summary

8564 Anomalocaris is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 8564 Anomalocaris is credited with the discovery of Yoshisada Shimizu^[3].
• 8564 Anomalocaris is credited with the discovery of Takeshi Urata^[4].
• 8564 Anomalocaris's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 8564 Anomalocaris's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nachi-Katsuura Observatory^[6].
• Anomalocaris is named after 8564 Anomalocaris^[7].
• 8564 Anomalocaris's follows is recorded as (8563) 1995 US^[8].
• 8564 Anomalocaris's followed by is recorded as (8565) 1995 WB6^[9].
• 8564 Anomalocaris's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 8564 Anomalocaris's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt^[11].
• 8564 Anomalocaris's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 8564 Anomalocaris's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 UL3^[13].
• 8564 Anomalocaris's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1995-10-17T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 8564 Anomalocaris's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y0sxg^[15].
• 8564 Anomalocaris's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008564^[16].
• 8564 Anomalocaris's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 8564 Anomalocaris's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.12'}^[18].
• 8564 Anomalocaris's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1183384'}^[19].
• 8564 Anomalocaris's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1194509544368976'}^[20].
• 8564 Anomalocaris's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.8'}^[21].
• 8564 Anomalocaris's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.95'}^[22].
• 8564 Anomalocaris's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.26059'}^[23].
• 8564 Anomalocaris's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.25459851518462'}^[24].
• 8564 Anomalocaris's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.86'}^[25].
• 8564 Anomalocaris's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2141.629384399505'}^[26].
• 8564 Anomalocaris's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+20.329'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8564 Anomalocaris's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Anomalocaris is named after 8564 Anomalocaris^[7].

Why It Matters

8564 Anomalocaris ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]