8996 Waynedwards

Summary

8996 Waynedwards is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 8996 Waynedwards is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus^[3].
• 8996 Waynedwards's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 8996 Waynedwards's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory^[5].
• 8996 Waynedwards's follows is recorded as 8995 Rachelstevenson^[6].
• 8996 Waynedwards's followed by is recorded as 8997 Davidblewett^[7].
• 8996 Waynedwards's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 8996 Waynedwards's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 8996 Waynedwards's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 EC10^[10].
• 8996 Waynedwards's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-03-01T00:00:00Z^[11].
• 8996 Waynedwards's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b74c4_^[12].
• 8996 Waynedwards's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008996^[13].
• 8996 Waynedwards's significant event is recorded as naming^[14].
• 8996 Waynedwards's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.14'}^[15].
• 8996 Waynedwards's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1414145'}^[16].
• 8996 Waynedwards's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1437041494081241'}^[17].
• 8996 Waynedwards's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}^[18].
• 8996 Waynedwards's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}^[19].
• 8996 Waynedwards's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.32'}^[20].
• 8996 Waynedwards's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.95825'}^[21].
• 8996 Waynedwards's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.962934004431581'}^[22].
• 8996 Waynedwards's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.41'}^[23].
• 8996 Waynedwards's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1977.013379301727'}^[24].
• 8996 Waynedwards's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+30.5923'}^[25].
• 8996 Waynedwards's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+210.20293'}^[26].
• 8996 Waynedwards's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+210.013142565837'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8996 Waynedwards's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

8996 Waynedwards ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]