10972 Merbold

Summary

10972 Merbold is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 10972 Merbold is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 10972 Merbold is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 10972 Merbold is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 10972 Merbold's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 10972 Merbold's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Ulf Merbold is named after 10972 Merbold^[8].
• 10972 Merbold followed 10971 van Dishoeck^[9].
• 10972 Merbold was followed by Q964395^[10].
• 10972 Merbold's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 10972 Merbold's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 10972 Merbold's provisional designation is recorded as 1188 T-2^[13].
• 10972 Merbold's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 GM5^[14].
• 10972 Merbold's provisional designation is recorded as 2424 T-3^[15].
• 10972 Merbold's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1973-09-29T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 10972 Merbold's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 10972 Merbold's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.09'}^[18].
• 10972 Merbold's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0934773'}^[19].
• 10972 Merbold's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.09202900380235775'}^[20].
• 10972 Merbold's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.8'}^[21].
• 10972 Merbold's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.95'}^[22].
• 10972 Merbold's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.32450'}^[23].
• 10972 Merbold's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.329443192671086'}^[24].
• 10972 Merbold's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.84'}^[25].
• 10972 Merbold's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1400.486055067376'}^[26].
• 10972 Merbold's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+241.21497'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

10972 Merbold's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Ulf Merbold is named after 10972 Merbold^[8].

Why It Matters

10972 Merbold has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]