11768 Merrill

Summary

11768 Merrill is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 11768 Merrill is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 11768 Merrill is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 11768 Merrill is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 11768 Merrill's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 11768 Merrill's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Paul W. Merrill is named after 11768 Merrill^[8].
• 11768 Merrill followed 11767 Milne^[9].
• 11768 Merrill was followed by 11769 Alfredjoy^[10].
• 11768 Merrill's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 11768 Merrill's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 11768 Merrill's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 TD12^[13].
• 11768 Merrill's provisional designation is recorded as 4107 T-1^[14].
• 11768 Merrill's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1971-03-26T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 11768 Merrill's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 11768 Merrill's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.07'}^[17].
• 11768 Merrill's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0689781'}^[18].
• 11768 Merrill's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.07104061440568604'}^[19].
• 11768 Merrill's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.1'}^[20].
• 11768 Merrill's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.32'}^[21].
• 11768 Merrill's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+9.28178'}^[22].
• 11768 Merrill's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+9.280118738139256'}^[23].
• 11768 Merrill's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.62'}^[24].
• 11768 Merrill's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2052.515111183494'}^[25].
• 11768 Merrill's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+11.4028'}^[26].
• 11768 Merrill's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+11.23608'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

11768 Merrill's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Paul W. Merrill is named after 11768 Merrill^[8].

Why It Matters

11768 Merrill has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]