12626 Timmerman

Summary

12626 Timmerman is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 12626 Timmerman is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 12626 Timmerman is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 12626 Timmerman is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 12626 Timmerman's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 12626 Timmerman's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Petronella Johanna de Timmerman is named after 12626 Timmerman^[8].
• 12626 Timmerman's follows is recorded as Q1083427^[9].
• 12626 Timmerman's followed by is recorded as Q949205^[10].
• 12626 Timmerman's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 12626 Timmerman's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 12626 Timmerman's provisional designation is recorded as 1116 T-1^[13].
• 12626 Timmerman's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 WL22^[14].
• 12626 Timmerman's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 CG5^[15].
• 12626 Timmerman's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 KV21^[16].
• 12626 Timmerman's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 RP130^[17].
• 12626 Timmerman's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1971-03-25T00:00:00Z^[18].
• 12626 Timmerman's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c3xtd5^[19].
• 12626 Timmerman's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012626^[20].
• 12626 Timmerman's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 12626 Timmerman's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}^[22].
• 12626 Timmerman's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1085849'}^[23].
• 12626 Timmerman's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1062076299802179'}^[24].
• 12626 Timmerman's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}^[25].
• 12626 Timmerman's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.66'}^[26].
• 12626 Timmerman's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.66259'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12626 Timmerman's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Petronella Johanna de Timmerman is named after 12626 Timmerman^[8].

Why It Matters

12626 Timmerman ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]