18239 Ekers

Summary

18239 Ekers is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 18239 Ekers is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 18239 Ekers is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 18239 Ekers is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 18239 Ekers's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 18239 Ekers's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Ronald Ekers is named after 18239 Ekers^[8].
• 18239 Ekers's follows is recorded as 18238 Frankshu^[9].
• 18239 Ekers's followed by is recorded as 18240 Mould^[10].
• 18239 Ekers's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 18239 Ekers's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 18239 Ekers's provisional designation is recorded as 1251 T-2^[13].
• 18239 Ekers's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 EU^[14].
• 18239 Ekers's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1973-09-29T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 18239 Ekers's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y1jvp^[16].
• 18239 Ekers's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20018239^[17].
• 18239 Ekers's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 18239 Ekers's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.16'}^[19].
• 18239 Ekers's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1593082'}^[20].
• 18239 Ekers's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.151605838892073'}^[21].
• 18239 Ekers's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.5'}^[22].
• 18239 Ekers's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.68'}^[23].
• 18239 Ekers's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.24388'}^[24].
• 18239 Ekers's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.260945338606211'}^[25].
• 18239 Ekers's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.41'}^[26].
• 18239 Ekers's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1981.594301691914'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

18239 Ekers's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Ronald Ekers is named after 18239 Ekers^[8].

Why It Matters

18239 Ekers has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]