12175 Wimhermans

Summary

12175 Wimhermans is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 12175 Wimhermans is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 12175 Wimhermans is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 12175 Wimhermans is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 12175 Wimhermans's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 12175 Wimhermans's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Willem Frederik Hermans is named after 12175 Wimhermans^[8].
• 12175 Wimhermans's follows is recorded as 12174 van het Reve^[9].
• 12175 Wimhermans's followed by is recorded as 12176 Hidayat^[10].
• 12175 Wimhermans's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 12175 Wimhermans's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 12175 Wimhermans's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 VE5^[13].
• 12175 Wimhermans's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 VK10^[14].
• 12175 Wimhermans's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 YL4^[15].
• 12175 Wimhermans's provisional designation is recorded as 3197 T-3^[16].
• 12175 Wimhermans's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1977-10-16T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 12175 Wimhermans's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012175^[18].
• 12175 Wimhermans's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 12175 Wimhermans's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.19'}^[20].
• 12175 Wimhermans's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1845144'}^[21].
• 12175 Wimhermans's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1788527062441282'}^[22].
• 12175 Wimhermans's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.3'}^[23].
• 12175 Wimhermans's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.54'}^[24].
• 12175 Wimhermans's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.88937'}^[25].
• 12175 Wimhermans's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.88126489045365'}^[26].
• 12175 Wimhermans's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.47'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12175 Wimhermans's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Willem Frederik Hermans is named after 12175 Wimhermans^[8].

Why It Matters

12175 Wimhermans ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]