18449 Rikwouters

Summary

18449 Rikwouters is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 18449 Rikwouters is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 18449 Rikwouters's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 18449 Rikwouters's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[5].
• Rik Wouters is named after 18449 Rikwouters^[6].
• 18449 Rikwouters's follows is recorded as (18448) 1994 PW17^[7].
• 18449 Rikwouters's followed by is recorded as (18450) 1994 PG27^[8].
• 18449 Rikwouters's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 18449 Rikwouters's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 18449 Rikwouters's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 PT19^[11].
• 18449 Rikwouters's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 FY4^[12].
• 18449 Rikwouters's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1994-08-12T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 18449 Rikwouters's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y8566^[14].
• 18449 Rikwouters's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20018449^[15].
• 18449 Rikwouters's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 18449 Rikwouters's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18'}^[17].
• 18449 Rikwouters's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1812705'}^[18].
• 18449 Rikwouters's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1840200862952677'}^[19].
• 18449 Rikwouters's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.6'}^[20].
• 18449 Rikwouters's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.78'}^[21].
• 18449 Rikwouters's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.85313'}^[22].
• 18449 Rikwouters's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.858415081402098'}^[23].
• 18449 Rikwouters's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.48'}^[24].
• 18449 Rikwouters's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1995.888192749475'}^[25].
• 18449 Rikwouters's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+3.65'}^[26].
• 18449 Rikwouters's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+182.03344'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

18449 Rikwouters's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Rik Wouters is named after 18449 Rikwouters^[6].

Why It Matters

18449 Rikwouters has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]