10648 Plancius

Summary

10648 Plancius is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 10648 Plancius is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 10648 Plancius is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 10648 Plancius is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 10648 Plancius's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 10648 Plancius's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Petrus Plancius is named after 10648 Plancius^[8].
• 10648 Plancius's follows is recorded as 10647 Meesters^[9].
• 10648 Plancius's followed by is recorded as 10649 VOC^[10].
• 10648 Plancius's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 10648 Plancius's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 10648 Plancius's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 QX3^[13].
• 10648 Plancius's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 SM20^[14].
• 10648 Plancius's provisional designation is recorded as 4089 P-L^[15].
• 10648 Plancius's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 10648 Plancius's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y802l^[17].
• 10648 Plancius's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20010648^[18].
• 10648 Plancius's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 10648 Plancius's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18'}^[20].
• 10648 Plancius's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1793532'}^[21].
• 10648 Plancius's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1812973857716852'}^[22].
• 10648 Plancius's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.0'}^[23].
• 10648 Plancius's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.14'}^[24].
• 10648 Plancius's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.62844'}^[25].
• 10648 Plancius's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.629308421879612'}^[26].
• 10648 Plancius's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.5'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

10648 Plancius's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Petrus Plancius is named after 10648 Plancius^[8].

Why It Matters

10648 Plancius has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]