7688 Lothar

Summary

7688 Lothar is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 7688 Lothar is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 7688 Lothar is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 7688 Lothar is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 7688 Lothar's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 7688 Lothar's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Lothar Kurtze is named after 7688 Lothar^[8].
• 7688 Lothar's follows is recorded as 7687 Matthias^[9].
• 7688 Lothar's followed by is recorded as 7689 Reinerstoss^[10].
• 7688 Lothar's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 7688 Lothar's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 7688 Lothar's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 RJ16^[13].
• 7688 Lothar's provisional designation is recorded as 2536 P-L^[14].
• 7688 Lothar's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 7688 Lothar's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y76mj^[16].
• 7688 Lothar's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20007688^[17].
• 7688 Lothar's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 7688 Lothar's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.15'}^[19].
• 7688 Lothar's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1542649'}^[20].
• 7688 Lothar's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1543926632400423'}^[21].
• 7688 Lothar's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.1'}^[22].
• 7688 Lothar's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.25'}^[23].
• 7688 Lothar's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.36292'}^[24].
• 7688 Lothar's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.360467813843408'}^[25].
• 7688 Lothar's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.45'}^[26].
• 7688 Lothar's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1259.813522062392'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

7688 Lothar's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Lothar Kurtze is named after 7688 Lothar^[8].

Why It Matters

7688 Lothar has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]