(12940) Gijsnelemans

Summary

(12940) Gijsnelemans is an asteroid^[1]. (12940) Gijsnelemans has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• (12940) Gijsnelemans is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• (12940) Gijsnelemans is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• (12940) Gijsnelemans is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• (12940) Gijsnelemans's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• (12940) Gijsnelemans's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Gijs Nelemans is named after (12940) Gijsnelemans^[8].
• (12940) Gijsnelemans's follows is recorded as 12939 Ignassnellen^[9].
• (12940) Gijsnelemans's followed by is recorded as 12941 Franssnik^[10].
• (12940) Gijsnelemans's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• (12940) Gijsnelemans's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• (12940) Gijsnelemans's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 QC^[13].
• (12940) Gijsnelemans's provisional designation is recorded as 4588 P-L^[14].
• (12940) Gijsnelemans's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[15].
• (12940) Gijsnelemans's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012940^[16].
• (12940) Gijsnelemans's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18'}^[17].
• (12940) Gijsnelemans's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1759935'}^[18].
• (12940) Gijsnelemans's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1765158081275975'}^[19].
• (12940) Gijsnelemans's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.2'}^[20].
• (12940) Gijsnelemans's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.35'}^[21].
• (12940) Gijsnelemans's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.68237'}^[22].
• (12940) Gijsnelemans's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.681355392050617'}^[23].
• (12940) Gijsnelemans's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.51'}^[24].
• (12940) Gijsnelemans's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1281.792535915851'}^[25].
• (12940) Gijsnelemans's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+187.91682'}^[26].
• (12940) Gijsnelemans's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+187.8140511062155'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(12940) Gijsnelemans's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Gijs Nelemans is named after (12940) Gijsnelemans^[8].

Why It Matters

(12940) Gijsnelemans has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] (12940) Gijsnelemans is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]