8958 Stargazer

Summary

8958 Stargazer is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8958 Stargazer is credited with the discovery of John Broughton^[3].
• 8958 Stargazer's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 8958 Stargazer's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Reedy Creek Observatory^[5].
• 8958 Stargazer's follows is recorded as 8957 Koujounotsuki^[6].
• 8958 Stargazer's followed by is recorded as Q956265^[7].
• 8958 Stargazer's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 8958 Stargazer's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 8958 Stargazer's provisional designation is recorded as 1050 T-1^[10].
• 8958 Stargazer's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 QR3^[11].
• 8958 Stargazer's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 RB20^[12].
• 8958 Stargazer's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 YF2^[13].
• 8958 Stargazer's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 FJ126^[14].
• 8958 Stargazer's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-03-23T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 8958 Stargazer's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ygsmz^[16].
• 8958 Stargazer's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008958^[17].
• 8958 Stargazer's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 8958 Stargazer's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08'}^[19].
• 8958 Stargazer's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0770074'}^[20].
• 8958 Stargazer's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07700289173178897'}^[21].
• 8958 Stargazer's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.3'}^[22].
• 8958 Stargazer's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.4'}^[23].
• 8958 Stargazer's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.42'}^[24].
• 8958 Stargazer's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.59963'}^[25].
• 8958 Stargazer's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.596750791628776'}^[26].
• 8958 Stargazer's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.45'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8958 Stargazer's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

8958 Stargazer 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]