8937 Gassan

Summary

8937 Gassan is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8937 Gassan is credited with the discovery of Tomimaru Okuni^[3].
• 8937 Gassan's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 8937 Gassan's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nanyo Observatory^[5].
• Mount Gassan is named after 8937 Gassan^[6].
• 8937 Gassan's follows is recorded as 8936 Gianni^[7].
• 8937 Gassan's followed by is recorded as (8938) 1997 AF21^[8].
• 8937 Gassan's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 8937 Gassan's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 8937 Gassan's provisional designation is recorded as 1950 NS^[11].
• 8937 Gassan's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 VU12^[12].
• 8937 Gassan's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 OQ^[13].
• 8937 Gassan's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 YA8^[14].
• 8937 Gassan's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 AK19^[15].
• 8937 Gassan's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1997-01-13T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 8937 Gassan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y2kpm^[17].
• 8937 Gassan's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008937^[18].
• 8937 Gassan's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 8937 Gassan's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.16'}^[20].
• 8937 Gassan's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1603744'}^[21].
• 8937 Gassan's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1609971516697871'}^[22].
• 8937 Gassan's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.4'}^[23].
• 8937 Gassan's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.5'}^[24].
• 8937 Gassan's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.64'}^[25].
• 8937 Gassan's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.23899'}^[26].
• 8937 Gassan's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.239086638806755'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8937 Gassan's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Mount Gassan is named after 8937 Gassan^[6].

Why It Matters

8937 Gassan has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]