10651 van Linschoten

Summary

10651 van Linschoten is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 10651 van Linschoten is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 10651 van Linschoten is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 10651 van Linschoten is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 10651 van Linschoten's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 10651 van Linschoten's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Jan Huyghen van Linschoten is named after 10651 van Linschoten^[8].
• 10651 van Linschoten's follows is recorded as 10650 Houtman^[9].
• 10651 van Linschoten's followed by is recorded as 10652 Blaeu^[10].
• 10651 van Linschoten's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 10651 van Linschoten's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 10651 van Linschoten's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 RC25^[13].
• 10651 van Linschoten's provisional designation is recorded as 4522 P-L^[14].
• 10651 van Linschoten's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 10651 van Linschoten's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yhn8d^[16].
• 10651 van Linschoten's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20010651^[17].
• 10651 van Linschoten's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 10651 van Linschoten's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07'}^[19].
• 10651 van Linschoten's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0684684'}^[20].
• 10651 van Linschoten's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07151364116131348'}^[21].
• 10651 van Linschoten's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}^[22].
• 10651 van Linschoten's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.37'}^[23].
• 10651 van Linschoten's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.13840'}^[24].
• 10651 van Linschoten's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.133484911320336'}^[25].
• 10651 van Linschoten's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.53'}^[26].
• 10651 van Linschoten's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1651.301968182513'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

10651 van Linschoten's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Jan Huyghen van Linschoten is named after 10651 van Linschoten^[8].

Why It Matters

10651 van Linschoten ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]