8775 Cristata

Summary

8775 Cristata is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8775 Cristata is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 8775 Cristata is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 8775 Cristata is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 8775 Cristata's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 8775 Cristata's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Crested Lark is named after 8775 Cristata^[8].
• 8775 Cristata followed 8774 Viridis^[9].
• 8775 Cristata was followed by 8776 Campestris^[10].
• 8775 Cristata's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 8775 Cristata's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 8775 Cristata's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 LS2^[13].
• 8775 Cristata's provisional designation is recorded as 5490 T-2^[14].
• 8775 Cristata's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1973-09-30T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 8775 Cristata's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 8775 Cristata's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.13'}^[17].
• 8775 Cristata's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1247850'}^[18].
• 8775 Cristata's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1247476948342177'}^[19].
• 8775 Cristata's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.0'}^[20].
• 8775 Cristata's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.24'}^[21].
• 8775 Cristata's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.97304'}^[22].
• 8775 Cristata's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.974105965266995'}^[23].
• 8775 Cristata's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.73'}^[24].
• 8775 Cristata's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1361.835701573843'}^[25].
• 8775 Cristata's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+243.32147'}^[26].
• 8775 Cristata's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+243.2390095317193'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

8775 Cristata's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Crested Lark is named after 8775 Cristata^[8].

Why It Matters

8775 Cristata has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]