10979 Fristephenson

Summary

10979 Fristephenson is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 10979 Fristephenson is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 10979 Fristephenson is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 10979 Fristephenson is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 10979 Fristephenson's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• F. Richard Stephenson is named after 10979 Fristephenson^[7].
• 10979 Fristephenson's follows is recorded as 10978 Bärbchen^[8].
• 10979 Fristephenson's followed by is recorded as 10980 Breimer^[9].
• 10979 Fristephenson's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 10979 Fristephenson's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 10979 Fristephenson's provisional designation is recorded as 4171 T-2^[12].
• 10979 Fristephenson's provisional designation is recorded as 4386 T-3^[13].
• 10979 Fristephenson's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1973-09-29T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 10979 Fristephenson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0597vy^[15].
• 10979 Fristephenson's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20010979^[16].
• 10979 Fristephenson's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 10979 Fristephenson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.082'}^[18].
• 10979 Fristephenson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0822254'}^[19].
• 10979 Fristephenson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08183785324859888'}^[20].
• 10979 Fristephenson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.1'}^[21].
• 10979 Fristephenson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.32'}^[22].
• 10979 Fristephenson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.555'}^[23].
• 10979 Fristephenson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.56128'}^[24].
• 10979 Fristephenson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.565876645290844'}^[25].
• 10979 Fristephenson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.85'}^[26].
• 10979 Fristephenson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1406.956150174462'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

10979 Fristephenson's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

F. Richard Stephenson is named after 10979 Fristephenson^[7].

Why It Matters

10979 Fristephenson ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]