11761 Davidgill

Summary

11761 Davidgill is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 11761 Davidgill is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 11761 Davidgill is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 11761 Davidgill is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 11761 Davidgill's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 11761 Davidgill's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• David Gill is named after 11761 Davidgill^[8].
• 11761 Davidgill's follows is recorded as 11760 Auwers^[9].
• 11761 Davidgill's followed by is recorded as 11762 Vogel^[10].
• 11761 Davidgill's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 11761 Davidgill's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 11761 Davidgill's provisional designation is recorded as 1962 CE1^[13].
• 11761 Davidgill's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 TT11^[14].
• 11761 Davidgill's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 XT48^[15].
• 11761 Davidgill's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 BG21^[16].
• 11761 Davidgill's provisional designation is recorded as 4868 P-L^[17].
• 11761 Davidgill's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[18].
• 11761 Davidgill's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0462xwy^[19].
• 11761 Davidgill's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20011761^[20].
• 11761 Davidgill's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 11761 Davidgill's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.19'}^[22].
• 11761 Davidgill's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1904375'}^[23].
• 11761 Davidgill's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1914404157282004'}^[24].
• 11761 Davidgill's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.7'}^[25].
• 11761 Davidgill's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.93'}^[26].
• 11761 Davidgill's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.84631'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

11761 Davidgill's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

David Gill is named after 11761 Davidgill^[8].

Why It Matters

11761 Davidgill 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 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]