8974 Gregaria

Summary

8974 Gregaria is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8974 Gregaria is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 8974 Gregaria is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 8974 Gregaria is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 8974 Gregaria's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 8974 Gregaria's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Sociable Lapwing is named after 8974 Gregaria^[8].
• 8974 Gregaria followed Q1195279^[9].
• 8974 Gregaria was followed by Q1195265^[10].
• 8974 Gregaria's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 8974 Gregaria's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 8974 Gregaria's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 EY2^[13].
• 8974 Gregaria's provisional designation is recorded as 3357 T-2^[14].
• 8974 Gregaria's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1973-09-25T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 8974 Gregaria's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 8974 Gregaria's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.11'}^[17].
• 8974 Gregaria's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1149441'}^[18].
• 8974 Gregaria's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1141647413156009'}^[19].
• 8974 Gregaria's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.1'}^[20].
• 8974 Gregaria's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.0'}^[21].
• 8974 Gregaria's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.25'}^[22].
• 8974 Gregaria's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.03091'}^[23].
• 8974 Gregaria's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.030112608166336'}^[24].
• 8974 Gregaria's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.24'}^[25].
• 8974 Gregaria's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1184.364700463839'}^[26].
• 8974 Gregaria's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+44.60506'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

8974 Gregaria's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Sociable Lapwing is named after 8974 Gregaria^[8].

Why It Matters

8974 Gregaria has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]