8587 Ruficollis

Summary

8587 Ruficollis is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8587 Ruficollis is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 8587 Ruficollis is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 8587 Ruficollis is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 8587 Ruficollis's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 8587 Ruficollis's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Little Grebe is named after 8587 Ruficollis^[8].
• 8587 Ruficollis followed Q1193683^[9].
• 8587 Ruficollis was followed by Q736983^[10].
• 8587 Ruficollis's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 8587 Ruficollis's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 8587 Ruficollis's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 OS5^[13].
• 8587 Ruficollis's provisional designation is recorded as 3078 P-L^[14].
• 8587 Ruficollis's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-25T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 8587 Ruficollis's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 8587 Ruficollis's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.09'}^[17].
• 8587 Ruficollis's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0914525'}^[18].
• 8587 Ruficollis's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.09327153577305639'}^[19].
• 8587 Ruficollis's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.3'}^[20].
• 8587 Ruficollis's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.4'}^[21].
• 8587 Ruficollis's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.6'}^[22].
• 8587 Ruficollis's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.22113'}^[23].
• 8587 Ruficollis's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.216477820062689'}^[24].
• 8587 Ruficollis's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.6'}^[25].
• 8587 Ruficollis's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1315.05585664396'}^[26].
• 8587 Ruficollis's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+294.87763'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

8587 Ruficollis's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Little Grebe is named after 8587 Ruficollis^[8].

Why It Matters

8587 Ruficollis has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]