18379 Josévandam

Summary

18379 Josévandam is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 18379 Josévandam is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 18379 Josévandam's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 18379 Josévandam's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• 18379 Josévandam's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• José van Dam is named after 18379 Josévandam^[7].
• 18379 Josévandam's follows is recorded as (18378) 1991 UX2^[8].
• 18379 Josévandam's followed by is recorded as (18380) 1991 VZ8^[9].
• 18379 Josévandam's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 18379 Josévandam's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 18379 Josévandam's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 VJ6^[12].
• 18379 Josévandam's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 FC48^[13].
• 18379 Josévandam's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1991-11-06T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 18379 Josévandam's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0k3q6k9^[15].
• 18379 Josévandam's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20018379^[16].
• 18379 Josévandam's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 18379 Josévandam's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.14'}^[18].
• 18379 Josévandam's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1380060'}^[19].
• 18379 Josévandam's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1406590462146315'}^[20].
• 18379 Josévandam's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}^[21].
• 18379 Josévandam's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.47'}^[22].
• 18379 Josévandam's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.41911'}^[23].
• 18379 Josévandam's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.4171615878946'}^[24].
• 18379 Josévandam's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.66'}^[25].
• 18379 Josévandam's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1701.894685470107'}^[26].
• 18379 Josévandam's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+193.93938'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

18379 Josévandam's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

José van Dam is named after 18379 Josévandam^[7].

Why It Matters

18379 Josévandam 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]