8970 Islandica

Summary

8970 Islandica is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8970 Islandica is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 8970 Islandica is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 8970 Islandica is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 8970 Islandica's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 8970 Islandica's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Barrow's Goldeneye is named after 8970 Islandica^[8].
• 8970 Islandica followed Q372430^[9].
• 8970 Islandica was followed by Q969697^[10].
• 8970 Islandica's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 8970 Islandica's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 8970 Islandica's provisional designation is recorded as 1355 T-2^[13].
• 8970 Islandica's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 CX1^[14].
• 8970 Islandica's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1973-09-29T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 8970 Islandica's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 8970 Islandica's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.11'}^[17].
• 8970 Islandica's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1123018'}^[18].
• 8970 Islandica's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.109983043322599'}^[19].
• 8970 Islandica's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.9'}^[20].
• 8970 Islandica's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.0'}^[21].
• 8970 Islandica's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.17'}^[22].
• 8970 Islandica's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+0.30542'}^[23].
• 8970 Islandica's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+0.3005775867474106'}^[24].
• 8970 Islandica's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.45'}^[25].
• 8970 Islandica's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1989.528217092742'}^[26].
• 8970 Islandica's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+68.62380'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

8970 Islandica's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Barrow's Goldeneye is named after 8970 Islandica^[8].

Why It Matters

8970 Islandica has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]