8852 Buxus

Summary

8852 Buxus is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 8852 Buxus is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 8852 Buxus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 8852 Buxus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[5].
• Buxus is named after 8852 Buxus^[6].
• 8852 Buxus's follows is recorded as (8851) 1990 XB^[7].
• 8852 Buxus's followed by is recorded as Q1189730^[8].
• 8852 Buxus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 8852 Buxus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 8852 Buxus's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 XJ1^[11].
• 8852 Buxus's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 EO4^[12].
• 8852 Buxus's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 OL^[13].
• 8852 Buxus's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 OR^[14].
• 8852 Buxus's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 GG6^[15].
• 8852 Buxus's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 CV15^[16].
• 8852 Buxus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1991-04-08T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 8852 Buxus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y145h^[18].
• 8852 Buxus's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008852^[19].
• 8852 Buxus's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 8852 Buxus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18'}^[21].
• 8852 Buxus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1820528'}^[22].
• 8852 Buxus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1814886081046989'}^[23].
• 8852 Buxus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.9'}^[24].
• 8852 Buxus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.04'}^[25].
• 8852 Buxus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.12572'}^[26].
• 8852 Buxus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.12041360632329'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8852 Buxus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Buxus is named after 8852 Buxus^[6].

Why It Matters

8852 Buxus ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]