8980 Heliaca

Summary

8980 Heliaca is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8980 Heliaca is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 8980 Heliaca is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 8980 Heliaca is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 8980 Heliaca's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 8980 Heliaca's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Imperial Eagle is named after 8980 Heliaca^[8].
• 8980 Heliaca followed Q1195306^[9].
• 8980 Heliaca was followed by (8981) 1964 YJ^[10].
• 8980 Heliaca's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 8980 Heliaca's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 8980 Heliaca's provisional designation is recorded as 1968 UJ3^[13].
• 8980 Heliaca's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 VM16^[14].
• 8980 Heliaca's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 FF57^[15].
• 8980 Heliaca's provisional designation is recorded as 4190 T-3^[16].
• 8980 Heliaca's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1977-10-16T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 8980 Heliaca's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 8980 Heliaca's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.20'}^[19].
• 8980 Heliaca's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1975884'}^[20].
• 8980 Heliaca's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1971355133481883'}^[21].
• 8980 Heliaca's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.1'}^[22].
• 8980 Heliaca's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.21'}^[23].
• 8980 Heliaca's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+8.81564'}^[24].
• 8980 Heliaca's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+8.817230730592122'}^[25].
• 8980 Heliaca's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.6'}^[26].
• 8980 Heliaca's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1681.665586087355'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

8980 Heliaca's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Imperial Eagle is named after 8980 Heliaca^[8].

Why It Matters

8980 Heliaca has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]