8604 Vanier

Summary

8604 Vanier is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8604 Vanier is credited with the discovery of Charles John Krieger^[3].
• 8604 Vanier's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 8604 Vanier's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Lick Observatory^[5].
• Jean Vanier is named after 8604 Vanier^[6].
• 8604 Vanier's follows is recorded as Q590525^[7].
• 8604 Vanier's followed by is recorded as (8605) 1968 OH^[8].
• 8604 Vanier's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 8604 Vanier's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 8604 Vanier's provisional designation is recorded as 1929 PK^[11].
• 8604 Vanier's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 AZ^[12].
• 8604 Vanier's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 SO4^[13].
• 8604 Vanier's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 TH9^[14].
• 8604 Vanier's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 KW2^[15].
• 8604 Vanier's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1929-08-12T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 8604 Vanier's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c02pnw^[17].
• 8604 Vanier's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008604^[18].
• 8604 Vanier's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 8604 Vanier's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.22'}^[20].
• 8604 Vanier's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2183969'}^[21].
• 8604 Vanier's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2182248898325323'}^[22].
• 8604 Vanier's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.4'}^[23].
• 8604 Vanier's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}^[24].
• 8604 Vanier's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}^[25].
• 8604 Vanier's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.40637'}^[26].
• 8604 Vanier's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.406292608181166'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8604 Vanier's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Jean Vanier is named after 8604 Vanier^[6].

Why It Matters

8604 Vanier has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]