10652 Blaeu

Summary

10652 Blaeu is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 10652 Blaeu is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 10652 Blaeu is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 10652 Blaeu is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 10652 Blaeu's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 10652 Blaeu's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Willem Blaeu is named after 10652 Blaeu^[8].
• 10652 Blaeu's follows is recorded as 10651 van Linschoten^[9].
• 10652 Blaeu's followed by is recorded as 10653 Witsen^[10].
• 10652 Blaeu's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 10652 Blaeu's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 10652 Blaeu's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 RM2^[13].
• 10652 Blaeu's provisional designation is recorded as 4599 P-L^[14].
• 10652 Blaeu's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 10652 Blaeu's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y0__s^[16].
• 10652 Blaeu's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20010652^[17].
• 10652 Blaeu's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 10652 Blaeu's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.10'}^[19].
• 10652 Blaeu's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0989239'}^[20].
• 10652 Blaeu's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.10092443285929'}^[21].
• 10652 Blaeu's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}^[22].
• 10652 Blaeu's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.56'}^[23].
• 10652 Blaeu's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.57289'}^[24].
• 10652 Blaeu's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.568342263658561'}^[25].
• 10652 Blaeu's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.51'}^[26].
• 10652 Blaeu's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1646.932034210907'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

10652 Blaeu's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Willem Blaeu is named after 10652 Blaeu^[8].

Why It Matters

10652 Blaeu ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]