12491 Musschenbroek

Summary

12491 Musschenbroek is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12491 Musschenbroek is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 12491 Musschenbroek's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12491 Musschenbroek's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• 12491 Musschenbroek's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• Pieter van Musschenbroek is named after 12491 Musschenbroek^[7].
• 12491 Musschenbroek's follows is recorded as Q1084136^[8].
• 12491 Musschenbroek's followed by is recorded as 12492 Tanais^[9].
• 12491 Musschenbroek's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 12491 Musschenbroek's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 12491 Musschenbroek's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 BJ5^[12].
• 12491 Musschenbroek's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 CM2^[13].
• 12491 Musschenbroek's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 JE15^[14].
• 12491 Musschenbroek's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1997-05-03T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 12491 Musschenbroek's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7l75^[16].
• 12491 Musschenbroek's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012491^[17].
• 12491 Musschenbroek's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 12491 Musschenbroek's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05'}^[19].
• 12491 Musschenbroek's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0467771'}^[20].
• 12491 Musschenbroek's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05125809001593558'}^[21].
• 12491 Musschenbroek's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.2'}^[22].
• 12491 Musschenbroek's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.34'}^[23].
• 12491 Musschenbroek's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.80494'}^[24].
• 12491 Musschenbroek's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.808394059127088'}^[25].
• 12491 Musschenbroek's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.94'}^[26].
• 12491 Musschenbroek's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1801.817084581873'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12491 Musschenbroek's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Pieter van Musschenbroek is named after 12491 Musschenbroek^[7].

Why It Matters

12491 Musschenbroek has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]