32724 Woerlitz

Summary

32724 Woerlitz is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 32724 Woerlitz is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 32724 Woerlitz is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 32724 Woerlitz is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 32724 Woerlitz's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 32724 Woerlitz's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• 32724 Woerlitz's follows is recorded as (32723) 4028 T-3^[8].
• 32724 Woerlitz's followed by is recorded as (32725) 4057 T-3^[9].
• 32724 Woerlitz's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 32724 Woerlitz's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt^[11].
• 32724 Woerlitz's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 32724 Woerlitz's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 VX9^[13].
• 32724 Woerlitz's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 HH12^[14].
• 32724 Woerlitz's provisional designation is recorded as 4029 T-3^[15].
• 32724 Woerlitz's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1977-10-16T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 32724 Woerlitz's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yl0s4^[17].
• 32724 Woerlitz's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20032724^[18].
• 32724 Woerlitz's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 32724 Woerlitz's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.14'}^[20].
• 32724 Woerlitz's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1404495'}^[21].
• 32724 Woerlitz's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1410300162423131'}^[22].
• 32724 Woerlitz's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.5'}^[23].
• 32724 Woerlitz's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.69'}^[24].
• 32724 Woerlitz's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.90728'}^[25].
• 32724 Woerlitz's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.907826675445264'}^[26].
• 32724 Woerlitz's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+7.84'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

32724 Woerlitz's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Why It Matters

32724 Woerlitz ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]