8777 Torquata

Summary

8777 Torquata is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8777 Torquata is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 8777 Torquata is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 8777 Torquata is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 8777 Torquata's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 8777 Torquata's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• African Stonechat is named after 8777 Torquata^[8].
• 8777 Torquata followed Q1192470^[9].
• 8777 Torquata was followed by (8778) 1931 TD3^[10].
• 8777 Torquata's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 8777 Torquata's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 8777 Torquata's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 KF1^[13].
• 8777 Torquata's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 RN6^[14].
• 8777 Torquata's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 DO2^[15].
• 8777 Torquata's provisional designation is recorded as 5016 T-3^[16].
• 8777 Torquata's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1977-10-16T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 8777 Torquata's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 8777 Torquata's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.14'}^[19].
• 8777 Torquata's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1343580'}^[20].
• 8777 Torquata's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1310729702424482'}^[21].
• 8777 Torquata's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.4'}^[22].
• 8777 Torquata's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.53'}^[23].
• 8777 Torquata's different from is recorded as Torquata^[24].
• 8777 Torquata's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+9.88828'}^[25].
• 8777 Torquata's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+9.874491817731975'}^[26].
• 8777 Torquata's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.57'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

8777 Torquata's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

African Stonechat is named after 8777 Torquata^[8].

Why It Matters

8777 Torquata has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]