10242 Wasserkuppe

Summary

10242 Wasserkuppe is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 10242 Wasserkuppe is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 10242 Wasserkuppe is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 10242 Wasserkuppe is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 10242 Wasserkuppe's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 10242 Wasserkuppe's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Wasserkuppe is named after 10242 Wasserkuppe^[8].
• 10242 Wasserkuppe followed 10241 Miličević^[9].
• 10242 Wasserkuppe was followed by 10243 Hohe Meissner^[10].
• 10242 Wasserkuppe's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 10242 Wasserkuppe's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 10242 Wasserkuppe's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 DB5^[13].
• 10242 Wasserkuppe's provisional designation is recorded as 2808 P-L^[14].
• 10242 Wasserkuppe's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 10242 Wasserkuppe's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 10242 Wasserkuppe's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.15'}^[17].
• 10242 Wasserkuppe's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1513914'}^[18].
• 10242 Wasserkuppe's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1537615063751476'}^[19].
• 10242 Wasserkuppe's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.0'}^[20].
• 10242 Wasserkuppe's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.08'}^[21].
• 10242 Wasserkuppe's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.04719'}^[22].
• 10242 Wasserkuppe's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.049312086821427'}^[23].
• 10242 Wasserkuppe's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.78'}^[24].
• 10242 Wasserkuppe's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1378.496672931391'}^[25].
• 10242 Wasserkuppe's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+8.768'}^[26].
• 10242 Wasserkuppe's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+180.01472'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

10242 Wasserkuppe's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Wasserkuppe is named after 10242 Wasserkuppe^[8].

Why It Matters

10242 Wasserkuppe has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]