8721 AMOS

Summary

8721 AMOS is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 8721 AMOS is credited with the discovery of Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing observatory^[3].
• 8721 AMOS's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 8721 AMOS's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Haleakalā Observatory^[5].
• Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing observatory is named after 8721 AMOS^[6].
• 8721 AMOS's follows is recorded as 8720 Takamizawa^[7].
• 8721 AMOS's followed by is recorded as Q956589^[8].
• 8721 AMOS's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 8721 AMOS's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt^[10].
• 8721 AMOS's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 8721 AMOS's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 YO1^[12].
• 8721 AMOS's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 AU1^[13].
• 8721 AMOS's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 RA11^[14].
• 8721 AMOS's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 RQ17^[15].
• 8721 AMOS's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 AO3^[16].
• 8721 AMOS's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-01-14T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 8721 AMOS's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y0rlw^[18].
• 8721 AMOS's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008721^[19].
• 8721 AMOS's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 8721 AMOS's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.03'}^[21].
• 8721 AMOS's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0270362'}^[22].
• 8721 AMOS's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02810098585305474'}^[23].
• 8721 AMOS's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.3'}^[24].
• 8721 AMOS's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.4'}^[25].
• 8721 AMOS's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.5'}^[26].
• 8721 AMOS's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.44489'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8721 AMOS's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing observatory is named after 8721 AMOS^[6].

Why It Matters

8721 AMOS ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]