8856 Celastrus

Summary

8856 Celastrus is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8856 Celastrus is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 8856 Celastrus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 8856 Celastrus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• 8856 Celastrus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• Celastraceae is named after 8856 Celastrus^[7].
• 8856 Celastrus's follows is recorded as 8855 Miwa^[8].
• 8856 Celastrus's followed by is recorded as 8857 Cercidiphyllum^[9].
• 8856 Celastrus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 8856 Celastrus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 8856 Celastrus's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 PO2^[12].
• 8856 Celastrus's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 LH1^[13].
• 8856 Celastrus's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 WM6^[14].
• 8856 Celastrus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1991-06-06T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 8856 Celastrus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y15fc^[16].
• 8856 Celastrus's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008856^[17].
• 8856 Celastrus's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 8856 Celastrus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.10'}^[19].
• 8856 Celastrus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0969893'}^[20].
• 8856 Celastrus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0961372154302157'}^[21].
• 8856 Celastrus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.4'}^[22].
• 8856 Celastrus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}^[23].
• 8856 Celastrus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.61'}^[24].
• 8856 Celastrus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.42490'}^[25].
• 8856 Celastrus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.425357096582557'}^[26].
• 8856 Celastrus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.6'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8856 Celastrus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Celastraceae is named after 8856 Celastrus^[7].

Why It Matters

8856 Celastrus has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]