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8721 AMOS

asteroid
Asteroid Q1079210

Facts

26 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +25
Follows
8720 Takamizawa[5]
Followed by
8722 Schirra[6]
Absolute magnitude
11.5 (11.3–11.5, n=3)[20][21][22]
Albedo
0.0235
Apoapsis
3.997, 3.991235162238713
Argument of periapsis
84.30452, 88.44094984245679
Diameter
49.91
Discoverer or inventor
Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing observatory[2]
Epoch
November 21, 2025
Longitude of ascending node
265.26835, 265.2315867110646
Mean anomaly
112.08988, 56.87687596830243
Minor planet group
asteroid belt, outer asteroid belt[7][8]
Named after
Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing observatory[4]
Orbital eccentricity
0.03 (0.03–0.03, n=3)[17][18][19]
Orbital inclination
5.44489, 5.448525879882531[23]
Orbital period
7.68, 2793.867070835502
Parent astronomical body
Sun[9]
Periapsis
3.7863628, 3.773051064813258
Provisional designation
1979 YO1, 1981 AU1, 1986 RA11, 1986 RQ17, 1996 AO3[10][11][12][13][14]
Rotation period
29.131
Semi-major axis of an orbit
3.8915764, 3.882143113525986
Significant event
naming[16]
Site of astronomical discovery
Haleakalā Observatory[3]
Time of discovery or invention
January 14, 1996[15]
Time of periapsis
2460559.0932476115
🏷️ Also known as
en (8721) 1996 AO3 en 8721 AMOS en AMOS de (8721) AMOS de 1996 AO3 de AMOS es (8721) 1996 AO3 fa سیارک 8721 fa سیارک ۸۷۲۱ fr AMOS fr 1996 AO3 pt AMOS ru 1979 YO1 ru 1981 AU1 ru 1986 RA11 ru 1986 RQ17 ru 1996 AO3 ru (8721) 1996 AO3 ru AMOS zh 小行星8721
🔖 Identifiers · 4
Freebase ID
/m/03y0rlw
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20008721
Minor Planet Center body ID
8721
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["MinorPlanet", "AMOS"]

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 1
Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing observatory
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Follows 1
8720 Takamizawa
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Named after 1
Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing observatory
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
8720 Takamizawa
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Haleakalā Observatory
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Summary

8721 AMOS is an asteroid[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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