8872 Ebenum

Summary

8872 Ebenum is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8872 Ebenum is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 8872 Ebenum's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 8872 Ebenum's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• 8872 Ebenum's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• Diospyros ebenum is named after 8872 Ebenum^[7].
• 8872 Ebenum's follows is recorded as 8871 Svanberg^[8].
• 8872 Ebenum's followed by is recorded as (8873) 1992 UM2^[9].
• 8872 Ebenum's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 8872 Ebenum's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt^[11].
• 8872 Ebenum's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 8872 Ebenum's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 EB7^[13].
• 8872 Ebenum's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 GA4^[14].
• 8872 Ebenum's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 CJ15^[15].
• 8872 Ebenum's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1992-04-04T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 8872 Ebenum's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y1j39^[17].
• 8872 Ebenum's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008872^[18].
• 8872 Ebenum's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 8872 Ebenum's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09'}^[20].
• 8872 Ebenum's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0932801'}^[21].
• 8872 Ebenum's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1003948638885073'}^[22].
• 8872 Ebenum's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.2'}^[23].
• 8872 Ebenum's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.29'}^[24].
• 8872 Ebenum's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.43480'}^[25].
• 8872 Ebenum's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.439146305864406'}^[26].
• 8872 Ebenum's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.77'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8872 Ebenum's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Diospyros ebenum is named after 8872 Ebenum^[7].

Why It Matters

8872 Ebenum has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]