10971 van Dishoeck

Summary

10971 van Dishoeck is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 10971 van Dishoeck is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 10971 van Dishoeck is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 10971 van Dishoeck is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 10971 van Dishoeck's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 10971 van Dishoeck's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Ewine van Dishoeck is named after 10971 van Dishoeck^[8].
• 10971 van Dishoeck's follows is recorded as Q1062820^[9].
• 10971 van Dishoeck's followed by is recorded as Q1062879^[10].
• 10971 van Dishoeck's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 10971 van Dishoeck's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 10971 van Dishoeck's provisional designation is recorded as 1179 T-2^[13].
• 10971 van Dishoeck's provisional designation is recorded as 3217 T-3^[14].
• 10971 van Dishoeck's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1973-09-29T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 10971 van Dishoeck's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yhn27^[16].
• 10971 van Dishoeck's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20010971^[17].
• 10971 van Dishoeck's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 10971 van Dishoeck's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.16'}^[19].
• 10971 van Dishoeck's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1623079'}^[20].
• 10971 van Dishoeck's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1623887972276895'}^[21].
• 10971 van Dishoeck's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.9'}^[22].
• 10971 van Dishoeck's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.09'}^[23].
• 10971 van Dishoeck's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.76280'}^[24].
• 10971 van Dishoeck's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.765189150048699'}^[25].
• 10971 van Dishoeck's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.83'}^[26].
• 10971 van Dishoeck's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1399.767646308077'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

10971 van Dishoeck's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Ewine van Dishoeck is named after 10971 van Dishoeck^[8].

Why It Matters

10971 van Dishoeck 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 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]