8729 Descour

Summary

8729 Descour is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8729 Descour is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch^[3].
• 8729 Descour's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 8729 Descour's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory^[5].
• 8729 Descour's follows is recorded as 8728 Mimatsu^[6].
• 8729 Descour's followed by is recorded as 8730 Iidesan^[7].
• 8729 Descour's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 8729 Descour's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 8729 Descour's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 UG4^[10].
• 8729 Descour's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 KX2^[11].
• 8729 Descour's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 LP6^[12].
• 8729 Descour's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 VZ12^[13].
• 8729 Descour's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 FC54^[14].
• 8729 Descour's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-11-05T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 8729 Descour's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y1f59^[16].
• 8729 Descour's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008729^[17].
• 8729 Descour's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 8729 Descour's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.03'}^[19].
• 8729 Descour's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0344999'}^[20].
• 8729 Descour's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.03275469275918862'}^[21].
• 8729 Descour's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.9'}^[22].
• 8729 Descour's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.03'}^[23].
• 8729 Descour's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.65612'}^[24].
• 8729 Descour's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.659639913082638'}^[25].
• 8729 Descour's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.75'}^[26].
• 8729 Descour's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1371.428059860533'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8729 Descour's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

8729 Descour has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]