10986 Govert

Summary

10986 Govert is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 10986 Govert is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 10986 Govert is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 10986 Govert is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 10986 Govert's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 10986 Govert's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Govert Schilling is named after 10986 Govert^[8].
• 10986 Govert's follows is recorded as 10985 Feast^[9].
• 10986 Govert's followed by is recorded as (10987) 1967 US^[10].
• 10986 Govert's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 10986 Govert's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 10986 Govert's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 DE4^[13].
• 10986 Govert's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 UY7^[14].
• 10986 Govert's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 EY25^[15].
• 10986 Govert's provisional designation is recorded as 4313 T-3^[16].
• 10986 Govert's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1977-10-16T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 10986 Govert's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0466mmb^[18].
• 10986 Govert's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20010986^[19].
• 10986 Govert's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 10986 Govert's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.13'}^[21].
• 10986 Govert's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1264917'}^[22].
• 10986 Govert's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1264301618848506'}^[23].
• 10986 Govert's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}^[24].
• 10986 Govert's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.65'}^[25].
• 10986 Govert's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.95338'}^[26].
• 10986 Govert's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.955425690553846'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

10986 Govert's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Govert Schilling is named after 10986 Govert^[8].

Why It Matters

10986 Govert ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]