10437 van der Kruit

Summary

10437 van der Kruit is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 10437 van der Kruit is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 10437 van der Kruit is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 10437 van der Kruit is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 10437 van der Kruit's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 10437 van der Kruit's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Pieter van der Kruit is named after 10437 van der Kruit^[8].
• 10437 van der Kruit's follows is recorded as 10436 Janwillempel^[9].
• 10437 van der Kruit's followed by is recorded as 10438 Ludolph^[10].
• 10437 van der Kruit's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 10437 van der Kruit's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 10437 van der Kruit's provisional designation is recorded as 1971 SH4^[13].
• 10437 van der Kruit's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 CE6^[14].
• 10437 van der Kruit's provisional designation is recorded as 6085 P-L^[15].
• 10437 van der Kruit's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 10437 van der Kruit's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yhmx3^[17].
• 10437 van der Kruit's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20010437^[18].
• 10437 van der Kruit's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 10437 van der Kruit's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.23'}^[20].
• 10437 van der Kruit's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2251576'}^[21].
• 10437 van der Kruit's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2255507846876641'}^[22].
• 10437 van der Kruit's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.2'}^[23].
• 10437 van der Kruit's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.29'}^[24].
• 10437 van der Kruit's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.78100'}^[25].
• 10437 van der Kruit's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.782564472695275'}^[26].
• 10437 van der Kruit's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.65'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

10437 van der Kruit's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Pieter van der Kruit is named after 10437 van der Kruit^[8].

Why It Matters

10437 van der Kruit has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]