10431 Pottasch

Summary

10431 Pottasch is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 10431 Pottasch is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 10431 Pottasch is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 10431 Pottasch is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 10431 Pottasch's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 10431 Pottasch's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Stuart Pottasch is named after 10431 Pottasch^[8].
• 10431 Pottasch's follows is recorded as Q132838^[9].
• 10431 Pottasch's followed by is recorded as 10432 Ullischwarz^[10].
• 10431 Pottasch's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 10431 Pottasch's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 10431 Pottasch's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 XK5^[13].
• 10431 Pottasch's provisional designation is recorded as 4042 P-L^[14].
• 10431 Pottasch's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 10431 Pottasch's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y816p^[16].
• 10431 Pottasch's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20010431^[17].
• 10431 Pottasch's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 10431 Pottasch's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.20'}^[19].
• 10431 Pottasch's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2059733'}^[20].
• 10431 Pottasch's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2080069346088033'}^[21].
• 10431 Pottasch's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.4'}^[22].
• 10431 Pottasch's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.84'}^[23].
• 10431 Pottasch's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.89586'}^[24].
• 10431 Pottasch's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.897026504775374'}^[25].
• 10431 Pottasch's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.57'}^[26].
• 10431 Pottasch's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1668.620889263717'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

10431 Pottasch's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Stuart Pottasch is named after 10431 Pottasch^[8].

Why It Matters

10431 Pottasch has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]