11762 Vogel

Summary

11762 Vogel is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 11762 Vogel is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 11762 Vogel is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 11762 Vogel is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 11762 Vogel's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 11762 Vogel's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Hermann Carl Vogel is named after 11762 Vogel^[8].
• 11762 Vogel's follows is recorded as 11761 Davidgill^[9].
• 11762 Vogel's followed by is recorded as Q570218^[10].
• 11762 Vogel's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 11762 Vogel's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 11762 Vogel's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 GB1^[13].
• 11762 Vogel's provisional designation is recorded as 6044 P-L^[14].
• 11762 Vogel's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 11762 Vogel's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04653q8^[16].
• 11762 Vogel's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20011762^[17].
• 11762 Vogel's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 11762 Vogel's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.03'}^[19].
• 11762 Vogel's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0285768'}^[20].
• 11762 Vogel's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02540903340722394'}^[21].
• 11762 Vogel's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.2'}^[22].
• 11762 Vogel's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.35'}^[23].
• 11762 Vogel's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.29044'}^[24].
• 11762 Vogel's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.291714259314047'}^[25].
• 11762 Vogel's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.95'}^[26].
• 11762 Vogel's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1807.248032410018'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

11762 Vogel's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Hermann Carl Vogel is named after 11762 Vogel^[8].

Why It Matters

11762 Vogel 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 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]