10653 Witsen

Summary

10653 Witsen is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 10653 Witsen is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 10653 Witsen is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 10653 Witsen is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 10653 Witsen's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 10653 Witsen's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Nicolaes Witsen is named after 10653 Witsen^[8].
• 10653 Witsen's follows is recorded as 10652 Blaeu^[9].
• 10653 Witsen's followed by is recorded as 10654 Bontekoe^[10].
• 10653 Witsen's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 10653 Witsen's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt^[12].
• 10653 Witsen's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 10653 Witsen's provisional designation is recorded as 3146 T-1^[14].
• 10653 Witsen's provisional designation is recorded as 6030 P-L^[15].
• 10653 Witsen's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 10653 Witsen's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yl0j2^[17].
• 10653 Witsen's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20010653^[18].
• 10653 Witsen's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 10653 Witsen's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.01'}^[20].
• 10653 Witsen's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0135052'}^[21].
• 10653 Witsen's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.01305806620133298'}^[22].
• 10653 Witsen's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.4'}^[23].
• 10653 Witsen's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.53'}^[24].
• 10653 Witsen's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.31199'}^[25].
• 10653 Witsen's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.301317580495783'}^[26].
• 10653 Witsen's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+6.97'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

10653 Witsen's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Nicolaes Witsen is named after 10653 Witsen^[8].

Why It Matters

10653 Witsen has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]