12643 Henkolthof

Summary

12643 Henkolthof is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 12643 Henkolthof is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 12643 Henkolthof is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 12643 Henkolthof is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 12643 Henkolthof's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 12643 Henkolthof's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• 12643 Henkolthof's follows is recorded as 12642 Davidjansen^[8].
• 12643 Henkolthof's followed by is recorded as 12644 Robertwielinga^[9].
• 12643 Henkolthof's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 12643 Henkolthof's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 12643 Henkolthof's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 JB5^[12].
• 12643 Henkolthof's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 JF17^[13].
• 12643 Henkolthof's provisional designation is recorded as 3180 T-2^[14].
• 12643 Henkolthof's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1973-09-30T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 12643 Henkolthof's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0k04sqk^[16].
• 12643 Henkolthof's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012643^[17].
• 12643 Henkolthof's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 12643 Henkolthof's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.04'}^[19].
• 12643 Henkolthof's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0363201'}^[20].
• 12643 Henkolthof's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.03255006675720133'}^[21].
• 12643 Henkolthof's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.7'}^[22].
• 12643 Henkolthof's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.82'}^[23].
• 12643 Henkolthof's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.31420'}^[24].
• 12643 Henkolthof's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.316366625422897'}^[25].
• 12643 Henkolthof's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.06'}^[26].
• 12643 Henkolthof's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1854.890218160358'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12643 Henkolthof's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Why It Matters

12643 Henkolthof ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]