8647 Populus

Summary

8647 Populus is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8647 Populus is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 8647 Populus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 8647 Populus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Haute-Provence Observatory^[5].
• Populus is named after 8647 Populus^[6].
• 8647 Populus's follows is recorded as (8646) 1988 TB1^[7].
• 8647 Populus's followed by is recorded as 8648 Salix^[8].
• 8647 Populus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 8647 Populus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 8647 Populus's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 VK1^[11].
• 8647 Populus's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 RG^[12].
• 8647 Populus's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 AZ1^[13].
• 8647 Populus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1989-09-02T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 8647 Populus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y80_3^[15].
• 8647 Populus's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008647^[16].
• 8647 Populus's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 8647 Populus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.17'}^[18].
• 8647 Populus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1649074'}^[19].
• 8647 Populus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1650154048822237'}^[20].
• 8647 Populus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.0'}^[21].
• 8647 Populus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.13'}^[22].
• 8647 Populus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.90882'}^[23].
• 8647 Populus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.913059792043014'}^[24].
• 8647 Populus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.44'}^[25].
• 8647 Populus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1254.292318489267'}^[26].
• 8647 Populus's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+2.537'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8647 Populus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Populus is named after 8647 Populus^[6].

Why It Matters

8647 Populus has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]