10218 Bierstadt

Summary

10218 Bierstadt is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 10218 Bierstadt is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch^[3].
• 10218 Bierstadt's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 10218 Bierstadt's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory^[5].
• Albert Bierstadt is named after 10218 Bierstadt^[6].
• 10218 Bierstadt's follows is recorded as 10217 Richardcook^[7].
• 10218 Bierstadt's followed by is recorded as 10219 Penco^[8].
• 10218 Bierstadt's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 10218 Bierstadt's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 10218 Bierstadt's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 CZ^[11].
• 10218 Bierstadt's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 JV1^[12].
• 10218 Bierstadt's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 SV13^[13].
• 10218 Bierstadt's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 SJ23^[14].
• 10218 Bierstadt's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1997-09-29T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 10218 Bierstadt's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y0_dj^[16].
• 10218 Bierstadt's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20010218^[17].
• 10218 Bierstadt's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 10218 Bierstadt's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.16'}^[19].
• 10218 Bierstadt's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1570900'}^[20].
• 10218 Bierstadt's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1557841450427067'}^[21].
• 10218 Bierstadt's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.6'}^[22].
• 10218 Bierstadt's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.8'}^[23].
• 10218 Bierstadt's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.19969'}^[24].
• 10218 Bierstadt's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.189011873832932'}^[25].
• 10218 Bierstadt's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.71'}^[26].
• 10218 Bierstadt's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1356.031554319195'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

10218 Bierstadt's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Albert Bierstadt is named after 10218 Bierstadt^[6].

Why It Matters

10218 Bierstadt 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 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]