16438 Knöfel

Summary

16438 Knöfel is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 16438 Knöfel is credited with the discovery of Freimut Börngen^[3].
• 16438 Knöfel's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 16438 Knöfel's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Karl Schwarzschild Observatory^[5].
• André Knöfel is named after 16438 Knöfel^[6].
• 16438 Knöfel's follows is recorded as (16437) 1988 XX1^[7].
• 16438 Knöfel's followed by is recorded as 16439 Yamehoshinokawa^[8].
• 16438 Knöfel's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 16438 Knöfel's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 16438 Knöfel's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 AU6^[11].
• 16438 Knöfel's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 HX3^[12].
• 16438 Knöfel's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1989-01-11T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 16438 Knöfel's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/043kp94^[14].
• 16438 Knöfel's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20016438^[15].
• 16438 Knöfel's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 16438 Knöfel's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05'}^[17].
• 16438 Knöfel's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0548423'}^[18].
• 16438 Knöfel's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05571306129467734'}^[19].
• 16438 Knöfel's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.1'}^[20].
• 16438 Knöfel's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.27'}^[21].
• 16438 Knöfel's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.59561'}^[22].
• 16438 Knöfel's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.598320861128076'}^[23].
• 16438 Knöfel's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.52'}^[24].
• 16438 Knöfel's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1650.554500111107'}^[25].
• 16438 Knöfel's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+310.76165'}^[26].
• 16438 Knöfel's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+310.5855202274178'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

16438 Knöfel's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

André Knöfel is named after 16438 Knöfel^[6].

Why It Matters

16438 Knöfel has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]