9488 Huia

Summary

9488 Huia is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 9488 Huia is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 9488 Huia is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 9488 Huia is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 9488 Huia's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 9488 Huia's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• huia is named after 9488 Huia^[8].
• 9488 Huia's follows is recorded as 9487 Kupe^[9].
• 9488 Huia's followed by is recorded as 9489 Tanemahuta^[10].
• 9488 Huia's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 9488 Huia's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 9488 Huia's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 EH^[13].
• 9488 Huia's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 FF4^[14].
• 9488 Huia's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 WF42^[15].
• 9488 Huia's provisional designation is recorded as 9523 P-L^[16].
• 9488 Huia's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 9488 Huia's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y3_hv^[18].
• 9488 Huia's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20009488^[19].
• 9488 Huia's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 9488 Huia's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.12'}^[21].
• 9488 Huia's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1177428'}^[22].
• 9488 Huia's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1169761007630605'}^[23].
• 9488 Huia's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}^[24].
• 9488 Huia's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.69'}^[25].
• 9488 Huia's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.32799'}^[26].
• 9488 Huia's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.318502561465796'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

9488 Huia's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

huia is named after 9488 Huia^[8].

Why It Matters

9488 Huia ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]