6213 Zwiers

Summary

6213 Zwiers is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 6213 Zwiers is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 6213 Zwiers is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 6213 Zwiers is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 6213 Zwiers's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 6213 Zwiers's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Hendrikus Johannes Zwiers is named after 6213 Zwiers^[8].
• 6213 Zwiers's follows is recorded as Q554786^[9].
• 6213 Zwiers's followed by is recorded as 6214 Mikhailgrinev^[10].
• 6213 Zwiers's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 6213 Zwiers's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 6213 Zwiers's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 BL1^[13].
• 6213 Zwiers's provisional designation is recorded as 2196 P-L^[14].
• 6213 Zwiers's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 6213 Zwiers's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yldsv^[16].
• 6213 Zwiers's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20006213^[17].
• 6213 Zwiers's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 6213 Zwiers's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.15'}^[19].
• 6213 Zwiers's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1493048'}^[20].
• 6213 Zwiers's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1479882079677933'}^[21].
• 6213 Zwiers's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.1'}^[22].
• 6213 Zwiers's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.24'}^[23].
• 6213 Zwiers's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.34390'}^[24].
• 6213 Zwiers's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.341519528471334'}^[25].
• 6213 Zwiers's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.43'}^[26].
• 6213 Zwiers's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1251.681395925736'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

6213 Zwiers's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Hendrikus Johannes Zwiers is named after 6213 Zwiers^[8].

Why It Matters

6213 Zwiers ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]