7059 Van Dokkum

Summary

7059 Van Dokkum is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 7059 Van Dokkum is credited with the discovery of Henry E. Holt^[3].
• 7059 Van Dokkum's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 7059 Van Dokkum's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[5].
• Pieter van Dokkum is named after 7059 Van Dokkum^[6].
• 7059 Van Dokkum's follows is recorded as 7058 Al-Ṭūsī^[7].
• 7059 Van Dokkum's followed by is recorded as 7060 Al-ʿIjliya^[8].
• 7059 Van Dokkum's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 7059 Van Dokkum's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 7059 Van Dokkum's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 SK3^[11].
• 7059 Van Dokkum's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 PC^[12].
• 7059 Van Dokkum's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 GX2^[13].
• 7059 Van Dokkum's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 SF29^[14].
• 7059 Van Dokkum's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 UR12^[15].
• 7059 Van Dokkum's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1990-09-18T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 7059 Van Dokkum's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b__x_t^[17].
• 7059 Van Dokkum's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20007059^[18].
• 7059 Van Dokkum's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 7059 Van Dokkum's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1700602'}^[20].
• 7059 Van Dokkum's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.170540185672405'}^[21].
• 7059 Van Dokkum's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+3.27'}^[22].
• 7059 Van Dokkum's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}^[23].
• 7059 Van Dokkum's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.37'}^[24].
• 7059 Van Dokkum's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.80684'}^[25].
• 7059 Van Dokkum's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.806386328403521'}^[26].
• 7059 Van Dokkum's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.27'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

7059 Van Dokkum's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Pieter van Dokkum is named after 7059 Van Dokkum^[6].

Why It Matters

7059 Van Dokkum has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]