8966 Hortulana

Summary

8966 Hortulana is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8966 Hortulana is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 8966 Hortulana is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 8966 Hortulana is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 8966 Hortulana's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 8966 Hortulana's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Ortolan Bunting is named after 8966 Hortulana^[8].
• 8966 Hortulana followed Q1192496^[9].
• 8966 Hortulana was followed by Q527305^[10].
• 8966 Hortulana's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 8966 Hortulana's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 8966 Hortulana's provisional designation is recorded as 1954 CJ^[13].
• 8966 Hortulana's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 TZ7^[14].
• 8966 Hortulana's provisional designation is recorded as 3287 T-1^[15].
• 8966 Hortulana's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1971-03-26T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 8966 Hortulana's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 8966 Hortulana's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.14'}^[18].
• 8966 Hortulana's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1384321'}^[19].
• 8966 Hortulana's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1373514295748973'}^[20].
• 8966 Hortulana's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.9'}^[21].
• 8966 Hortulana's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.05'}^[22].
• 8966 Hortulana's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+0.70418'}^[23].
• 8966 Hortulana's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+0.7168216585486191'}^[24].
• 8966 Hortulana's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.35'}^[25].
• 8966 Hortulana's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1954.89860058902'}^[26].
• 8966 Hortulana's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+214.88516'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

8966 Hortulana's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Ortolan Bunting is named after 8966 Hortulana^[8].

Why It Matters

8966 Hortulana has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]