8588 Avosetta

Summary

8588 Avosetta is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8588 Avosetta is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 8588 Avosetta is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 8588 Avosetta is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 8588 Avosetta's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 8588 Avosetta's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Recurvirostra avosetta is named after 8588 Avosetta^[8].
• 8588 Avosetta followed Q1193626^[9].
• 8588 Avosetta was followed by Q1193545^[10].
• 8588 Avosetta's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 8588 Avosetta's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 8588 Avosetta's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 TU18^[13].
• 8588 Avosetta's provisional designation is recorded as 4025 P-L^[14].
• 8588 Avosetta's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 8588 Avosetta's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 8588 Avosetta's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.07'}^[17].
• 8588 Avosetta's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0654448'}^[18].
• 8588 Avosetta's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0654152427491831'}^[19].
• 8588 Avosetta's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.6'}^[20].
• 8588 Avosetta's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.7'}^[21].
• 8588 Avosetta's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.84'}^[22].
• 8588 Avosetta's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.53812'}^[23].
• 8588 Avosetta's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.535305425163829'}^[24].
• 8588 Avosetta's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.29'}^[25].
• 8588 Avosetta's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1202.465115964907'}^[26].
• 8588 Avosetta's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+196.90308'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

8588 Avosetta's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Recurvirostra avosetta is named after 8588 Avosetta^[8].

Why It Matters

8588 Avosetta has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]