8761 Crane

Summary

8761 Crane is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8761 Crane is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 8761 Crane is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 8761 Crane is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 8761 Crane's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 8761 Crane's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Common Crane is named after 8761 Crane^[8].
• 8761 Crane followed Q239475^[9].
• 8761 Crane was followed by Q33545^[10].
• 8761 Crane's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 8761 Crane's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 8761 Crane's provisional designation is recorded as 1163 T-1^[13].
• 8761 Crane's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1971-03-25T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 8761 Crane's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 8761 Crane's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.09'}^[16].
• 8761 Crane's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0910283'}^[17].
• 8761 Crane's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.09178816724708352'}^[18].
• 8761 Crane's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.7'}^[19].
• 8761 Crane's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.8'}^[20].
• 8761 Crane's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.88'}^[21].
• 8761 Crane's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.16016'}^[22].
• 8761 Crane's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.16477045906619'}^[23].
• 8761 Crane's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.36'}^[24].
• 8761 Crane's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1226.092771771077'}^[25].
• 8761 Crane's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+2.6379'}^[26].
• 8761 Crane's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+250.27177'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

8761 Crane's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Common Crane is named after 8761 Crane^[8].

Why It Matters

8761 Crane has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]