8661 Ratzinger

Summary

8661 Ratzinger is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8661 Ratzinger is credited with the discovery of Lutz D. Schmadel^[3].
• 8661 Ratzinger is credited with the discovery of Freimut Börngen^[4].
• 8661 Ratzinger's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 8661 Ratzinger's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Karl Schwarzschild Observatory^[6].
• Benedict XVI is named after 8661 Ratzinger^[7].
• 8661 Ratzinger followed 8660 Sano^[8].
• 8661 Ratzinger was followed by (8662) 1990 UT10^[9].
• 8661 Ratzinger's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 8661 Ratzinger's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 8661 Ratzinger's provisional designation is recorded as 1969 US^[12].
• 8661 Ratzinger's provisional designation is recorded as 1974 TM1^[13].
• 8661 Ratzinger's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 TA13^[14].
• 8661 Ratzinger's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 CB1^[15].
• 8661 Ratzinger's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1990-10-14T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 8661 Ratzinger's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 8661 Ratzinger's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.04'}^[18].
• 8661 Ratzinger's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0346726'}^[19].
• 8661 Ratzinger's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.03854787972563934'}^[20].
• 8661 Ratzinger's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.2'}^[21].
• 8661 Ratzinger's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.3'}^[22].
• 8661 Ratzinger's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.48'}^[23].
• 8661 Ratzinger's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+10.58136'}^[24].
• 8661 Ratzinger's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+10.56016936915672'}^[25].
• 8661 Ratzinger's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.21'}^[26].
• 8661 Ratzinger's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1902.982358315433'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

8661 Ratzinger's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Origins

Benedict XVI is named after 8661 Ratzinger^[7].

Why It Matters

8661 Ratzinger has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]