8760 Crex

Summary

8760 Crex is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8760 Crex is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 8760 Crex is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 8760 Crex is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 8760 Crex's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 8760 Crex's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Corn Crake is named after 8760 Crex^[8].
• 8760 Crex followed Q251403^[9].
• 8760 Crex was followed by Q732792^[10].
• 8760 Crex's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 8760 Crex's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 8760 Crex's provisional designation is recorded as 1081 T-1^[13].
• 8760 Crex's provisional designation is recorded as 1221 T-2^[14].
• 8760 Crex's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1971-03-25T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 8760 Crex's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 8760 Crex's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.06'}^[17].
• 8760 Crex's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0608823'}^[18].
• 8760 Crex's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.06749982357362966'}^[19].
• 8760 Crex's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.7'}^[20].
• 8760 Crex's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.87'}^[21].
• 8760 Crex's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.67380'}^[22].
• 8760 Crex's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.674353361321719'}^[23].
• 8760 Crex's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.41'}^[24].
• 8760 Crex's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1973.540421573266'}^[25].
• 8760 Crex's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+268.06372'}^[26].
• 8760 Crex's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+267.3723384941597'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

8760 Crex's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Corn Crake is named after 8760 Crex^[8].

Why It Matters

8760 Crex has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]