12150 De Ruyter

Summary

12150 De Ruyter is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12150 De Ruyter is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 12150 De Ruyter is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 12150 De Ruyter is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 12150 De Ruyter's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 12150 De Ruyter's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Michiel de Ruyter is named after 12150 De Ruyter^[8].
• 12150 De Ruyter's follows is recorded as 12149 Begas^[9].
• 12150 De Ruyter's followed by is recorded as 12151 Oranje-Nassau^[10].
• 12150 De Ruyter's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 12150 De Ruyter's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 12150 De Ruyter's provisional designation is recorded as 1051 T-1^[13].
• 12150 De Ruyter's provisional designation is recorded as 1963 TF1^[14].
• 12150 De Ruyter's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 WF2^[15].
• 12150 De Ruyter's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 WB5^[16].
• 12150 De Ruyter's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 SY7^[17].
• 12150 De Ruyter's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 EC48^[18].
• 12150 De Ruyter's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1971-03-25T00:00:00Z^[19].
• 12150 De Ruyter's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0464sw5^[20].
• 12150 De Ruyter's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012150^[21].
• 12150 De Ruyter's significant event is recorded as naming^[22].
• 12150 De Ruyter's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05'}^[23].
• 12150 De Ruyter's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0529341'}^[24].
• 12150 De Ruyter's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0565738789458356'}^[25].
• 12150 De Ruyter's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.4'}^[26].
• 12150 De Ruyter's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.57'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12150 De Ruyter's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Michiel de Ruyter is named after 12150 De Ruyter^[8].

Why It Matters

12150 De Ruyter has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]