8379 Straczynski

Summary

8379 Straczynski is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 8379 Straczynski is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch^[3].
• 8379 Straczynski's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 8379 Straczynski's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory^[5].
• J. Michael Straczynski is named after 8379 Straczynski^[6].
• 8379 Straczynski's follows is recorded as 8378 Sweeney^[7].
• 8379 Straczynski's followed by is recorded as 8380 Tooting^[8].
• 8379 Straczynski's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 8379 Straczynski's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 8379 Straczynski's provisional designation is recorded as 1974 OG2^[11].
• 8379 Straczynski's provisional designation is recorded as 1974 QN3^[12].
• 8379 Straczynski's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 EW4^[13].
• 8379 Straczynski's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 XC1^[14].
• 8379 Straczynski's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 SW10^[15].
• 8379 Straczynski's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1992-09-27T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 8379 Straczynski's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04m29k^[17].
• 8379 Straczynski's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008379^[18].
• 8379 Straczynski's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 8379 Straczynski's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.19'}^[20].
• 8379 Straczynski's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1918772'}^[21].
• 8379 Straczynski's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1889042891063311'}^[22].
• 8379 Straczynski's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.1'}^[23].
• 8379 Straczynski's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.2'}^[24].
• 8379 Straczynski's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.27'}^[25].
• 8379 Straczynski's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.25829'}^[26].
• 8379 Straczynski's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.26079004508234'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8379 Straczynski's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

J. Michael Straczynski is named after 8379 Straczynski^[6].

Why It Matters

8379 Straczynski ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]