8978 Barbatus

Summary

8978 Barbatus is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8978 Barbatus is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 8978 Barbatus is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 8978 Barbatus is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 8978 Barbatus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 8978 Barbatus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• bearded vulture is named after 8978 Barbatus^[8].
• 8978 Barbatus followed Q157702^[9].
• 8978 Barbatus was followed by Q1195306^[10].
• 8978 Barbatus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 8978 Barbatus's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt^[12].
• 8978 Barbatus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 8978 Barbatus's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 GA3^[14].
• 8978 Barbatus's provisional designation is recorded as 3109 T-3^[15].
• 8978 Barbatus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1977-10-16T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 8978 Barbatus's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 8978 Barbatus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.09'}^[18].
• 8978 Barbatus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0899711'}^[19].
• 8978 Barbatus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.08186399868341325'}^[20].
• 8978 Barbatus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.6'}^[21].
• 8978 Barbatus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.81'}^[22].
• 8978 Barbatus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+0.29341'}^[23].
• 8978 Barbatus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+0.2841232606959826'}^[24].
• 8978 Barbatus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.8'}^[25].
• 8978 Barbatus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2126.674819784653'}^[26].
• 8978 Barbatus's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+7.257'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

8978 Barbatus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

bearded vulture is named after 8978 Barbatus^[8].

Why It Matters

8978 Barbatus has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]