8684 Reichwein

Summary

8684 Reichwein is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 8684 Reichwein is credited with the discovery of Freimut Börngen^[3].
• 8684 Reichwein's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 8684 Reichwein's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Karl Schwarzschild Observatory^[5].
• Adolf Reichwein is named after 8684 Reichwein^[6].
• 8684 Reichwein's follows is recorded as 8683 Sjölander^[7].
• 8684 Reichwein's followed by is recorded as 8685 Fauré^[8].
• 8684 Reichwein's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 8684 Reichwein's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 8684 Reichwein's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 BP9^[11].
• 8684 Reichwein's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 FO3^[12].
• 8684 Reichwein's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 QY1^[13].
• 8684 Reichwein's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1992-03-30T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 8684 Reichwein's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y83xm^[15].
• 8684 Reichwein's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008684^[16].
• 8684 Reichwein's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 8684 Reichwein's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.04'}^[18].
• 8684 Reichwein's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0423266'}^[19].
• 8684 Reichwein's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.04207791253849755'}^[20].
• 8684 Reichwein's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.8'}^[21].
• 8684 Reichwein's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.95'}^[22].
• 8684 Reichwein's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.23589'}^[23].
• 8684 Reichwein's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.237644327313239'}^[24].
• 8684 Reichwein's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.19'}^[25].
• 8684 Reichwein's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1163.89280744567'}^[26].
• 8684 Reichwein's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+184.88854'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8684 Reichwein's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Adolf Reichwein is named after 8684 Reichwein^[6].

Why It Matters

8684 Reichwein ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]