8722 Schirra

Summary

8722 Schirra is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8722 Schirra is credited with the discovery of Richard G. Davis^[3].
• 8722 Schirra's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 8722 Schirra's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Granville^[5].
• Wally Schirra is named after 8722 Schirra^[6].
• 8722 Schirra followed 8721 AMOS^[7].
• 8722 Schirra was followed by 8723 Azumayama^[8].
• 8722 Schirra's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 8722 Schirra's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 8722 Schirra's provisional designation is recorded as 1948 RC^[11].
• 8722 Schirra's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 TV3^[12].
• 8722 Schirra's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 QU1^[13].
• 8722 Schirra's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-08-19T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 8722 Schirra's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 8722 Schirra's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.30'}^[16].
• 8722 Schirra's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.3003220'}^[17].
• 8722 Schirra's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.3001873222084067'}^[18].
• 8722 Schirra's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.0'}^[19].
• 8722 Schirra's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.1'}^[20].
• 8722 Schirra's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.25'}^[21].
• 8722 Schirra's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.84194'}^[22].
• 8722 Schirra's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.839858701392763'}^[23].
• 8722 Schirra's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.69'}^[24].
• 8722 Schirra's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1346.95518631419'}^[25].
• 8722 Schirra's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+2.30526'}^[26].
• 8722 Schirra's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+324.16820'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

8722 Schirra's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Wally Schirra is named after 8722 Schirra^[6].

Why It Matters

8722 Schirra has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]