12939 Ignassnellen

Summary

12939 Ignassnellen is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12939 Ignassnellen is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 12939 Ignassnellen is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 12939 Ignassnellen is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 12939 Ignassnellen's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 12939 Ignassnellen's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Ignas Snellen is named after 12939 Ignassnellen^[8].
• 12939 Ignassnellen's follows is recorded as 12938 Ingakamp^[9].
• 12939 Ignassnellen's followed by is recorded as (12940) Gijsnelemans^[10].
• 12939 Ignassnellen's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 12939 Ignassnellen's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 12939 Ignassnellen's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 QQ3^[13].
• 12939 Ignassnellen's provisional designation is recorded as 4206 P-L^[14].
• 12939 Ignassnellen's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 12939 Ignassnellen's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0k1v4jg^[16].
• 12939 Ignassnellen's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012939^[17].
• 12939 Ignassnellen's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.17'}^[18].
• 12939 Ignassnellen's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1714376'}^[19].
• 12939 Ignassnellen's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1717855206056665'}^[20].
• 12939 Ignassnellen's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}^[21].
• 12939 Ignassnellen's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.66'}^[22].
• 12939 Ignassnellen's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.77600'}^[23].
• 12939 Ignassnellen's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.7749642041231'}^[24].
• 12939 Ignassnellen's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.52'}^[25].
• 12939 Ignassnellen's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1284.689181195039'}^[26].
• 12939 Ignassnellen's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+350.03561'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12939 Ignassnellen's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Ignas Snellen is named after 12939 Ignassnellen^[8].

Why It Matters

12939 Ignassnellen has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]