8657 Cedrus

Summary

8657 Cedrus is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 8657 Cedrus is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 8657 Cedrus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 8657 Cedrus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[5].
• Cedrus is named after 8657 Cedrus^[6].
• 8657 Cedrus's follows is recorded as 8656 Cupressus^[7].
• 8657 Cedrus's followed by is recorded as (8658) 1990 RG3^[8].
• 8657 Cedrus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 8657 Cedrus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 8657 Cedrus's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 XB4^[11].
• 8657 Cedrus's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 QE9^[12].
• 8657 Cedrus's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 SX16^[13].
• 8657 Cedrus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1990-08-16T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 8657 Cedrus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y15f0^[15].
• 8657 Cedrus's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008657^[16].
• 8657 Cedrus's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 8657 Cedrus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06'}^[18].
• 8657 Cedrus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0578004'}^[19].
• 8657 Cedrus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06070064615259521'}^[20].
• 8657 Cedrus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.4'}^[21].
• 8657 Cedrus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.52'}^[22].
• 8657 Cedrus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.71290'}^[23].
• 8657 Cedrus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.711496484225474'}^[24].
• 8657 Cedrus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.87'}^[25].
• 8657 Cedrus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1775.734620132955'}^[26].
• 8657 Cedrus's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+13.467'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8657 Cedrus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Cedrus is named after 8657 Cedrus^[6].

Why It Matters

8657 Cedrus 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]