8648 Salix

Summary

8648 Salix is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8648 Salix is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 8648 Salix's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 8648 Salix's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Haute-Provence Observatory^[5].
• Salix is named after 8648 Salix^[6].
• 8648 Salix's follows is recorded as 8647 Populus^[7].
• 8648 Salix's followed by is recorded as 8649 Juglans^[8].
• 8648 Salix's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 8648 Salix's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 8648 Salix's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 TX4^[11].
• 8648 Salix's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 RJ^[12].
• 8648 Salix's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 GX5^[13].
• 8648 Salix's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1989-09-02T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 8648 Salix's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yg2sy^[15].
• 8648 Salix's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008648^[16].
• 8648 Salix's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 8648 Salix's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.24'}^[18].
• 8648 Salix's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2409285'}^[19].
• 8648 Salix's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2409698783616634'}^[20].
• 8648 Salix's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.9'}^[21].
• 8648 Salix's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.15'}^[22].
• 8648 Salix's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.68946'}^[23].
• 8648 Salix's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.686527006790526'}^[24].
• 8648 Salix's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.4'}^[25].
• 8648 Salix's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1242.042468581978'}^[26].
• 8648 Salix's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+206.32907'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8648 Salix's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Salix is named after 8648 Salix^[6].

Why It Matters

8648 Salix has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]