8785 Boltwood

Summary

8785 Boltwood is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8785 Boltwood is credited with the discovery of Nikolai Chernykh^[3].
• 8785 Boltwood's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 8785 Boltwood's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Crimean Astrophysical Observatory^[5].
• Paul Boltwood is named after 8785 Boltwood^[6].
• 8785 Boltwood's follows is recorded as (8784) 1977 RQ19^[7].
• 8785 Boltwood's followed by is recorded as 8786 Belskaya^[8].
• 8785 Boltwood's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 8785 Boltwood's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 8785 Boltwood's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 RR1^[11].
• 8785 Boltwood's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 UA3^[12].
• 8785 Boltwood's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 AO13^[13].
• 8785 Boltwood's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1978-09-05T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 8785 Boltwood's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y10v7^[15].
• 8785 Boltwood's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008785^[16].
• 8785 Boltwood's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 8785 Boltwood's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.17'}^[18].
• 8785 Boltwood's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1741975'}^[19].
• 8785 Boltwood's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1746796193661734'}^[20].
• 8785 Boltwood's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.4'}^[21].
• 8785 Boltwood's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.53'}^[22].
• 8785 Boltwood's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.39497'}^[23].
• 8785 Boltwood's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.395144474618818'}^[24].
• 8785 Boltwood's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.42'}^[25].
• 8785 Boltwood's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1250.462674810896'}^[26].
• 8785 Boltwood's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+149.39491'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8785 Boltwood's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Paul Boltwood is named after 8785 Boltwood^[6].

Why It Matters

8785 Boltwood has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]