8663 Davidjohnston

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8663 Davidjohnston

Summary

8663 Davidjohnston is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 8663 Davidjohnston is credited with the discovery of Eleanor F. Helin[3].
  • 8663 Davidjohnston's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 8663 Davidjohnston's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[5].
  • David A. Johnston is named after 8663 Davidjohnston[6].
  • 8663 Davidjohnston's follows is recorded as (8662) 1990 UT10[7].
  • 8663 Davidjohnston's followed by is recorded as 8664 Grigorijrichters[8].
  • 8663 Davidjohnston's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • 8663 Davidjohnston's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • 8663 Davidjohnston's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 DJ1[11].
  • 8663 Davidjohnston's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 OB10[12].
  • 8663 Davidjohnston's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 VO2[13].
  • 8663 Davidjohnston's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1991-02-18T00:00:00Z[14].
  • 8663 Davidjohnston's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0hhw86s[15].
  • 8663 Davidjohnston's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008663[16].
  • 8663 Davidjohnston's significant event is recorded as naming[17].
  • 8663 Davidjohnston's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}[18].
  • 8663 Davidjohnston's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1119245'}[19].
  • 8663 Davidjohnston's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1116800525702653'}[20].
  • 8663 Davidjohnston's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.9'}[21].
  • 8663 Davidjohnston's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.8'}[22].
  • 8663 Davidjohnston's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.02'}[23].
  • 8663 Davidjohnston's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.80848'}[24].
  • 8663 Davidjohnston's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.811944454808159'}[25].
  • 8663 Davidjohnston's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.37'}[26].
  • 8663 Davidjohnston's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1231.378418413688'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8663 Davidjohnston's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

History and Context

David A. Johnston is named after 8663 Davidjohnston[6].

Why It Matters

8663 Davidjohnston has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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