12946 Portegieszwart

Summary

12946 Portegieszwart is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12946 Portegieszwart is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 12946 Portegieszwart is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 12946 Portegieszwart is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 12946 Portegieszwart's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 12946 Portegieszwart's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• 12946 Portegieszwart's follows is recorded as 12945 Reynierpeletier^[8].
• 12946 Portegieszwart's followed by is recorded as 12947 Paulgroot^[9].
• 12946 Portegieszwart's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 12946 Portegieszwart's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 12946 Portegieszwart's provisional designation is recorded as 1290 T-1^[12].
• 12946 Portegieszwart's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 GE13^[13].
• 12946 Portegieszwart's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1971-03-25T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 12946 Portegieszwart's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0k1v6hl^[15].
• 12946 Portegieszwart's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012946^[16].
• 12946 Portegieszwart's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07'}^[17].
• 12946 Portegieszwart's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0665936'}^[18].
• 12946 Portegieszwart's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06773823861287052'}^[19].
• 12946 Portegieszwart's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.8'}^[20].
• 12946 Portegieszwart's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.0'}^[21].
• 12946 Portegieszwart's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.19809'}^[22].
• 12946 Portegieszwart's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.201273546488741'}^[23].
• 12946 Portegieszwart's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.7'}^[24].
• 12946 Portegieszwart's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1352.616789240125'}^[25].
• 12946 Portegieszwart's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+1.33'}^[26].
• 12946 Portegieszwart's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+194.92131'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12946 Portegieszwart's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Why It Matters

12946 Portegieszwart has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]