8643 Quercus

Summary

8643 Quercus is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8643 Quercus is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 8643 Quercus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 8643 Quercus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Haute-Provence Observatory^[5].
• Q12004 is named after 8643 Quercus^[6].
• 8643 Quercus's follows is recorded as 8642 Shawnkerry^[7].
• 8643 Quercus's followed by is recorded as Q282306^[8].
• 8643 Quercus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 8643 Quercus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 8643 Quercus's provisional designation is recorded as 1951 TH^[11].
• 8643 Quercus's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 FE4^[12].
• 8643 Quercus's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 SC^[13].
• 8643 Quercus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1988-09-16T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 8643 Quercus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y82fj^[15].
• 8643 Quercus's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008643^[16].
• 8643 Quercus's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 8643 Quercus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.16'}^[18].
• 8643 Quercus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1553173'}^[19].
• 8643 Quercus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1532530342931484'}^[20].
• 8643 Quercus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.1'}^[21].
• 8643 Quercus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.23'}^[22].
• 8643 Quercus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.98602'}^[23].
• 8643 Quercus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.99548456714724'}^[24].
• 8643 Quercus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.12'}^[25].
• 8643 Quercus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1504.220257158338'}^[26].
• 8643 Quercus's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+16.953'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8643 Quercus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Q12004 is named after 8643 Quercus^[6].

Why It Matters

8643 Quercus has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]