8858 Cornus

Summary

8858 Cornus is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8858 Cornus is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 8858 Cornus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 8858 Cornus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[5].
• Cornus is named after 8858 Cornus^[6].
• 8858 Cornus's follows is recorded as 8857 Cercidiphyllum^[7].
• 8858 Cornus's followed by is recorded as (8859) 1991 PQ11^[8].
• 8858 Cornus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 8858 Cornus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 8858 Cornus's provisional designation is recorded as 1950 NO1^[11].
• 8858 Cornus's provisional designation is recorded as 1983 EW1^[12].
• 8858 Cornus's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 PT7^[13].
• 8858 Cornus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1991-08-06T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 8858 Cornus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y194n^[15].
• 8858 Cornus's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008858^[16].
• 8858 Cornus's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 8858 Cornus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.19'}^[18].
• 8858 Cornus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1887008'}^[19].
• 8858 Cornus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1884245309923316'}^[20].
• 8858 Cornus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}^[21].
• 8858 Cornus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.4'}^[22].
• 8858 Cornus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.53'}^[23].
• 8858 Cornus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.19290'}^[24].
• 8858 Cornus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.192898299669717'}^[25].
• 8858 Cornus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.7'}^[26].
• 8858 Cornus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1352.295136109101'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8858 Cornus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Cornus is named after 8858 Cornus^[6].

Why It Matters

8858 Cornus 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]