8656 Cupressus

Summary

8656 Cupressus is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 8656 Cupressus is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 8656 Cupressus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 8656 Cupressus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• 8656 Cupressus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• Cupressus is named after 8656 Cupressus^[7].
• 8656 Cupressus's follows is recorded as (8655) 1990 QJ1^[8].
• 8656 Cupressus's followed by is recorded as 8657 Cedrus^[9].
• 8656 Cupressus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 8656 Cupressus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 8656 Cupressus's provisional designation is recorded as 1951 WW2^[12].
• 8656 Cupressus's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 QY8^[13].
• 8656 Cupressus's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 FL31^[14].
• 8656 Cupressus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1990-08-16T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 8656 Cupressus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y1b2k^[16].
• 8656 Cupressus's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008656^[17].
• 8656 Cupressus's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 8656 Cupressus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.12'}^[19].
• 8656 Cupressus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1178125'}^[20].
• 8656 Cupressus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1199608204852324'}^[21].
• 8656 Cupressus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.1'}^[22].
• 8656 Cupressus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.29'}^[23].
• 8656 Cupressus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.97079'}^[24].
• 8656 Cupressus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.983161597227794'}^[25].
• 8656 Cupressus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.0'}^[26].
• 8656 Cupressus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1821.753636590506'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8656 Cupressus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Cupressus is named after 8656 Cupressus^[7].

Why It Matters

8656 Cupressus ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]