12151 Oranje-Nassau

Summary

12151 Oranje-Nassau is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 12151 Oranje-Nassau is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 12151 Oranje-Nassau is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 12151 Oranje-Nassau is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 12151 Oranje-Nassau's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 12151 Oranje-Nassau's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• William I of the Netherlands is named after 12151 Oranje-Nassau^[8].
• 12151 Oranje-Nassau's follows is recorded as 12150 De Ruyter^[9].
• 12151 Oranje-Nassau's followed by is recorded as 12152 Aratus^[10].
• 12151 Oranje-Nassau's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 12151 Oranje-Nassau's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 12151 Oranje-Nassau's provisional designation is recorded as 1220 T-1^[13].
• 12151 Oranje-Nassau's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 BH2^[14].
• 12151 Oranje-Nassau's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1971-03-25T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 12151 Oranje-Nassau's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c3wk07^[16].
• 12151 Oranje-Nassau's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012151^[17].
• 12151 Oranje-Nassau's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 12151 Oranje-Nassau's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.14'}^[19].
• 12151 Oranje-Nassau's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1406046'}^[20].
• 12151 Oranje-Nassau's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1398487945185481'}^[21].
• 12151 Oranje-Nassau's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.4'}^[22].
• 12151 Oranje-Nassau's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.59'}^[23].
• 12151 Oranje-Nassau's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.45755'}^[24].
• 12151 Oranje-Nassau's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.452844551915884'}^[25].
• 12151 Oranje-Nassau's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.79'}^[26].
• 12151 Oranje-Nassau's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1382.973808876164'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12151 Oranje-Nassau's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

William I of the Netherlands is named after 12151 Oranje-Nassau^[8].

Why It Matters

12151 Oranje-Nassau ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]