10968 Sterken

Summary

10968 Sterken is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 10968 Sterken is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 10968 Sterken is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 10968 Sterken is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 10968 Sterken's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 10968 Sterken's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• 10968 Sterken's follows is recorded as 10967 Billallen^[8].
• 10968 Sterken's followed by is recorded as 10969 Perryman^[9].
• 10968 Sterken's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 10968 Sterken's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 10968 Sterken's provisional designation is recorded as 3216 T-2^[12].
• 10968 Sterken's provisional designation is recorded as 4393 T-1^[13].
• 10968 Sterken's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1971-03-26T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 10968 Sterken's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ygtqk^[15].
• 10968 Sterken's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20010968^[16].
• 10968 Sterken's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 10968 Sterken's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}^[18].
• 10968 Sterken's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1142341'}^[19].
• 10968 Sterken's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1075723617242513'}^[20].
• 10968 Sterken's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.1'}^[21].
• 10968 Sterken's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.29'}^[22].
• 10968 Sterken's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.43646'}^[23].
• 10968 Sterken's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.442699972478745'}^[24].
• 10968 Sterken's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.53'}^[25].
• 10968 Sterken's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2024.010818066897'}^[26].
• 10968 Sterken's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+100.16529'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

10968 Sterken's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Why It Matters

10968 Sterken has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]