12624 Mariacunitia

Summary

12624 Mariacunitia is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 12624 Mariacunitia is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 12624 Mariacunitia is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 12624 Mariacunitia is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 12624 Mariacunitia's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 12624 Mariacunitia's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Maria Cunitz is named after 12624 Mariacunitia^[8].
• 12624 Mariacunitia's follows is recorded as 12623 Tawaddud^[9].
• 12624 Mariacunitia's followed by is recorded as Q1083427^[10].
• 12624 Mariacunitia's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 12624 Mariacunitia's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 12624 Mariacunitia's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 SZ3^[13].
• 12624 Mariacunitia's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 SV4^[14].
• 12624 Mariacunitia's provisional designation is recorded as 9565 P-L^[15].
• 12624 Mariacunitia's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-10-17T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 12624 Mariacunitia's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c3yjkz^[17].
• 12624 Mariacunitia's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012624^[18].
• 12624 Mariacunitia's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 12624 Mariacunitia's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.14'}^[20].
• 12624 Mariacunitia's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1430531'}^[21].
• 12624 Mariacunitia's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1436080659837407'}^[22].
• 12624 Mariacunitia's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.6'}^[23].
• 12624 Mariacunitia's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.79'}^[24].
• 12624 Mariacunitia's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.39716'}^[25].
• 12624 Mariacunitia's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.399514392162694'}^[26].
• 12624 Mariacunitia's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.5'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12624 Mariacunitia's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Maria Cunitz is named after 12624 Mariacunitia^[8].

Why It Matters

12624 Mariacunitia ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]