8770 Totanus

Summary

8770 Totanus is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8770 Totanus is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 8770 Totanus is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 8770 Totanus is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 8770 Totanus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 8770 Totanus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Common Redshank is named after 8770 Totanus^[8].
• 8770 Totanus followed Q659812^[9].
• 8770 Totanus was followed by 8771 Biarmicus^[10].
• 8770 Totanus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 8770 Totanus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 8770 Totanus's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 WO8^[13].
• 8770 Totanus's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 SL6^[14].
• 8770 Totanus's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 FC1^[15].
• 8770 Totanus's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 VE4^[16].
• 8770 Totanus's provisional designation is recorded as 3076 T-2^[17].
• 8770 Totanus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1973-09-30T00:00:00Z^[18].
• 8770 Totanus's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 8770 Totanus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.12'}^[20].
• 8770 Totanus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1217306'}^[21].
• 8770 Totanus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1131003241631108'}^[22].
• 8770 Totanus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.8'}^[23].
• 8770 Totanus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.9'}^[24].
• 8770 Totanus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.10226'}^[25].
• 8770 Totanus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.101230981670406'}^[26].
• 8770 Totanus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.5'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

8770 Totanus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Common Redshank is named after 8770 Totanus^[8].

Why It Matters

8770 Totanus has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]