1686 De Sitter

Summary

1686 De Sitter is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 31 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 1686 De Sitter is credited with the discovery of Hendrik van Gent^[3].
• 1686 De Sitter's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 1686 De Sitter's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Leiden Southern Station^[5].
• Willem de Sitter is named after 1686 De Sitter^[6].
• 1686 De Sitter followed 1685 Toro^[7].
• 1686 De Sitter was followed by Q142366^[8].
• 1686 De Sitter's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 1686 De Sitter's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 1686 De Sitter's provisional designation is recorded as 1929 RK1^[11].
• 1686 De Sitter's provisional designation is recorded as 1933 GF^[12].
• 1686 De Sitter's provisional designation is recorded as 1935 SR1^[13].
• 1686 De Sitter's provisional designation is recorded as 1951 NG^[14].
• 1686 De Sitter's provisional designation is recorded as 1952 UO1^[15].
• 1686 De Sitter's provisional designation is recorded as 1956 GG^[16].
• 1686 De Sitter's provisional designation is recorded as 1958 VA^[17].
• 1686 De Sitter's provisional designation is recorded as 1963 RD^[18].
• 1686 De Sitter's provisional designation is recorded as 1967 GK^[19].
• 1686 De Sitter's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1935-09-28T00:00:00Z^[20].
• 1686 De Sitter's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 1686 De Sitter's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.163695'}^[22].
• 1686 De Sitter's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1602476'}^[23].
• 1686 De Sitter's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1583382959483313'}^[24].
• 1686 De Sitter's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.1'}^[25].
• 1686 De Sitter's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.17'}^[26].
• 1686 De Sitter's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+0.61688'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

1686 De Sitter's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Willem de Sitter is named after 1686 De Sitter^[6].

Why It Matters

1686 De Sitter has Wikipedia articles in 31 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]