8816 Gamow

Summary

8816 Gamow is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8816 Gamow is credited with the discovery of Lyudmila Karachkina^[3].
• 8816 Gamow's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 8816 Gamow's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Crimean Astrophysical Observatory^[5].
• George Gamow is named after 8816 Gamow^[6].
• 8816 Gamow's follows is recorded as 8815 Deanregas^[7].
• 8816 Gamow's followed by is recorded as 8817 Roytraver^[8].
• 8816 Gamow's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 8816 Gamow's Commons category is recorded as 8816 Gamow^[10].
• 8816 Gamow's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 8816 Gamow's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 US^[12].
• 8816 Gamow's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 YN1^[13].
• 8816 Gamow's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 QU1^[14].
• 8816 Gamow's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1984-12-17T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 8816 Gamow's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y2jpc^[16].
• 8816 Gamow's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008816^[17].
• 8816 Gamow's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 8816 Gamow's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.19'}^[19].
• 8816 Gamow's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1894632'}^[20].
• 8816 Gamow's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1893982976032932'}^[21].
• 8816 Gamow's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.9'}^[22].
• 8816 Gamow's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.0'}^[23].
• 8816 Gamow's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.13'}^[24].
• 8816 Gamow's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.10459'}^[25].
• 8816 Gamow's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.103632812244911'}^[26].
• 8816 Gamow's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.85'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8816 Gamow's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

George Gamow is named after 8816 Gamow^[6].

Why It Matters

8816 Gamow has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]