10654 Bontekoe

Summary

10654 Bontekoe is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 10654 Bontekoe is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 10654 Bontekoe is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 10654 Bontekoe is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 10654 Bontekoe's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 10654 Bontekoe's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Willem Bontekoe is named after 10654 Bontekoe^[8].
• 10654 Bontekoe's follows is recorded as 10653 Witsen^[9].
• 10654 Bontekoe's followed by is recorded as 10655 Pietkeyser^[10].
• 10654 Bontekoe's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 10654 Bontekoe's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt^[12].
• 10654 Bontekoe's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 10654 Bontekoe's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 FO55^[14].
• 10654 Bontekoe's provisional designation is recorded as 6673 P-L^[15].
• 10654 Bontekoe's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 10654 Bontekoe's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y112h^[17].
• 10654 Bontekoe's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20010654^[18].
• 10654 Bontekoe's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 10654 Bontekoe's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02'}^[20].
• 10654 Bontekoe's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0278638'}^[21].
• 10654 Bontekoe's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02938180772087871'}^[22].
• 10654 Bontekoe's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.7'}^[23].
• 10654 Bontekoe's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.84'}^[24].
• 10654 Bontekoe's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+21.96920'}^[25].
• 10654 Bontekoe's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+21.97253277916972'}^[26].
• 10654 Bontekoe's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.88'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

10654 Bontekoe's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Willem Bontekoe is named after 10654 Bontekoe^[8].

Why It Matters

10654 Bontekoe ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]