10981 Fransaris

Summary

10981 Fransaris is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 10981 Fransaris is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 10981 Fransaris is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 10981 Fransaris is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 10981 Fransaris's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 10981 Fransaris's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Frans Willem Saris is named after 10981 Fransaris^[8].
• 10981 Fransaris's follows is recorded as 10980 Breimer^[9].
• 10981 Fransaris's followed by is recorded as 10982 Poerink^[10].
• 10981 Fransaris's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 10981 Fransaris's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 10981 Fransaris's provisional designation is recorded as 1148 T-3^[13].
• 10981 Fransaris's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 RX27^[14].
• 10981 Fransaris's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1977-10-17T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 10981 Fransaris's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y29lm^[16].
• 10981 Fransaris's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20010981^[17].
• 10981 Fransaris's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 10981 Fransaris's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.24'}^[19].
• 10981 Fransaris's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2404020'}^[20].
• 10981 Fransaris's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.242072866749045'}^[21].
• 10981 Fransaris's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.9'}^[22].
• 10981 Fransaris's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.05'}^[23].
• 10981 Fransaris's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.18012'}^[24].
• 10981 Fransaris's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.190915654713192'}^[25].
• 10981 Fransaris's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.68'}^[26].
• 10981 Fransaris's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1706.340684524825'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

10981 Fransaris's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Frans Willem Saris is named after 10981 Fransaris^[8].

Why It Matters

10981 Fransaris ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]