8994 Kashkashian

Summary

8994 Kashkashian is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 8994 Kashkashian is credited with the discovery of Brian A. Skiff^[3].
• 8994 Kashkashian's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 8994 Kashkashian's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[5].
• Kim Kashkashian is named after 8994 Kashkashian^[6].
• 8994 Kashkashian's follows is recorded as Q1043424^[7].
• 8994 Kashkashian's followed by is recorded as 8995 Rachelstevenson^[8].
• 8994 Kashkashian's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 8994 Kashkashian's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 8994 Kashkashian's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 QG^[11].
• 8994 Kashkashian's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 VG^[12].
• 8994 Kashkashian's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 BH14^[13].
• 8994 Kashkashian's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 CX1^[14].
• 8994 Kashkashian's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1980-11-06T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 8994 Kashkashian's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y5gl8^[16].
• 8994 Kashkashian's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008994^[17].
• 8994 Kashkashian's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 8994 Kashkashian's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.23'}^[19].
• 8994 Kashkashian's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2351600'}^[20].
• 8994 Kashkashian's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2348207416698343'}^[21].
• 8994 Kashkashian's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.9'}^[22].
• 8994 Kashkashian's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.0'}^[23].
• 8994 Kashkashian's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.16'}^[24].
• 8994 Kashkashian's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.20263'}^[25].
• 8994 Kashkashian's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.197027454182116'}^[26].
• 8994 Kashkashian's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.64'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8994 Kashkashian's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Kim Kashkashian is named after 8994 Kashkashian^[6].

Why It Matters

8994 Kashkashian ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]