12180 Kistemaker

Summary

12180 Kistemaker is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12180 Kistemaker is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 12180 Kistemaker is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 12180 Kistemaker is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 12180 Kistemaker's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 12180 Kistemaker's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Jacob Kistemaker is named after 12180 Kistemaker^[8].
• 12180 Kistemaker's follows is recorded as 12179 Taufiq^[9].
• 12180 Kistemaker's followed by is recorded as (12181) 1964 VL1^[10].
• 12180 Kistemaker's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 12180 Kistemaker's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 12180 Kistemaker's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 PJ9^[13].
• 12180 Kistemaker's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 GN28^[14].
• 12180 Kistemaker's provisional designation is recorded as 5167 T-3^[15].
• 12180 Kistemaker's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1977-10-16T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 12180 Kistemaker's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012180^[17].
• 12180 Kistemaker's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 12180 Kistemaker's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09'}^[19].
• 12180 Kistemaker's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0934846'}^[20].
• 12180 Kistemaker's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0946166605106014'}^[21].
• 12180 Kistemaker's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.9'}^[22].
• 12180 Kistemaker's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.11'}^[23].
• 12180 Kistemaker's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.33932'}^[24].
• 12180 Kistemaker's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.33501653108833'}^[25].
• 12180 Kistemaker's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.56'}^[26].
• 12180 Kistemaker's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2030.232529206987'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12180 Kistemaker's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Jacob Kistemaker is named after 12180 Kistemaker^[8].

Why It Matters

12180 Kistemaker has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]