12630 Verstappen

Summary

12630 Verstappen is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 12630 Verstappen is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 12630 Verstappen is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 12630 Verstappen is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 12630 Verstappen's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 12630 Verstappen's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• 12630 Verstappen's follows is recorded as 12629 Jandeboer^[8].
• 12630 Verstappen's followed by is recorded as 12631 Mariekebaan^[9].
• 12630 Verstappen's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 12630 Verstappen's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 12630 Verstappen's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 KW17^[12].
• 12630 Verstappen's provisional designation is recorded as 3033 T-1^[13].
• 12630 Verstappen's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1971-03-26T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 12630 Verstappen's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0k04s6k^[15].
• 12630 Verstappen's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012630^[16].
• 12630 Verstappen's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 12630 Verstappen's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.14'}^[18].
• 12630 Verstappen's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1395985'}^[19].
• 12630 Verstappen's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1400562399134812'}^[20].
• 12630 Verstappen's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}^[21].
• 12630 Verstappen's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.74'}^[22].
• 12630 Verstappen's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.36304'}^[23].
• 12630 Verstappen's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.363748743011336'}^[24].
• 12630 Verstappen's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.81'}^[25].
• 12630 Verstappen's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1389.766956378464'}^[26].
• 12630 Verstappen's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.17843'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12630 Verstappen's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Why It Matters

12630 Verstappen 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]