12172 Niekdekort

Summary

12172 Niekdekort is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 12172 Niekdekort is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 12172 Niekdekort is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 12172 Niekdekort is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 12172 Niekdekort's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 12172 Niekdekort's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• 12172 Niekdekort's follows is recorded as Q137066^[8].
• 12172 Niekdekort's followed by is recorded as 12173 Lansbergen^[9].
• 12172 Niekdekort's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 12172 Niekdekort's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 12172 Niekdekort's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 GC2^[12].
• 12172 Niekdekort's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 UF9^[13].
• 12172 Niekdekort's provisional designation is recorded as 2390 T-3^[14].
• 12172 Niekdekort's provisional designation is recorded as 2016 FE6^[15].
• 12172 Niekdekort's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1977-10-16T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 12172 Niekdekort's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c3wq87^[17].
• 12172 Niekdekort's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012172^[18].
• 12172 Niekdekort's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 12172 Niekdekort's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07'}^[20].
• 12172 Niekdekort's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0708291'}^[21].
• 12172 Niekdekort's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07214612152884399'}^[22].
• 12172 Niekdekort's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.6'}^[23].
• 12172 Niekdekort's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.82'}^[24].
• 12172 Niekdekort's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.60342'}^[25].
• 12172 Niekdekort's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.608254216794209'}^[26].
• 12172 Niekdekort's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.69'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12172 Niekdekort's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Why It Matters

12172 Niekdekort ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]