8252 Elkins-Tanton

Summary

8252 Elkins-Tanton is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8252 Elkins-Tanton is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus^[3].
• 8252 Elkins-Tanton's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 8252 Elkins-Tanton's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory^[5].
• Lindy Elkins-Tanton is named after 8252 Elkins-Tanton^[6].
• 8252 Elkins-Tanton's follows is recorded as 8251 Isogai^[7].
• 8252 Elkins-Tanton's followed by is recorded as 8253 Brunetto^[8].
• 8252 Elkins-Tanton's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 8252 Elkins-Tanton's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 8252 Elkins-Tanton's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 EY14^[11].
• 8252 Elkins-Tanton's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-03-01T00:00:00Z^[12].
• 8252 Elkins-Tanton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b74nz3^[13].
• 8252 Elkins-Tanton's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008252^[14].
• 8252 Elkins-Tanton's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 8252 Elkins-Tanton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.12'}^[16].
• 8252 Elkins-Tanton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1147531'}^[17].
• 8252 Elkins-Tanton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1160143719810595'}^[18].
• 8252 Elkins-Tanton's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.6'}^[19].
• 8252 Elkins-Tanton's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.7'}^[20].
• 8252 Elkins-Tanton's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.92'}^[21].
• 8252 Elkins-Tanton's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'degree', 'amount': '+3.68550'}^[22].
• 8252 Elkins-Tanton's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'degree', 'amount': '+3.685091948724047'}^[23].
• 8252 Elkins-Tanton's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'year', 'amount': '+3.46'}^[24].
• 8252 Elkins-Tanton's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'day', 'amount': '+1263.517032040494'}^[25].
• 8252 Elkins-Tanton's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'hour', 'amount': '+14.15'}^[26].
• 8252 Elkins-Tanton's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'degree', 'amount': '+277.90796'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8252 Elkins-Tanton's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Lindy Elkins-Tanton is named after 8252 Elkins-Tanton^[6].

Why It Matters

8252 Elkins-Tanton has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]