7971 Meckbach

Summary

7971 Meckbach is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 7971 Meckbach is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 7971 Meckbach is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 7971 Meckbach is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 7971 Meckbach's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 7971 Meckbach's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• 7971 Meckbach's follows is recorded as Q764368^[8].
• 7971 Meckbach's followed by is recorded as 7972 Mariotti^[9].
• 7971 Meckbach's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 7971 Meckbach's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 7971 Meckbach's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 VD2^[12].
• 7971 Meckbach's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 HP4^[13].
• 7971 Meckbach's provisional designation is recorded as 9002 P-L^[14].
• 7971 Meckbach's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-10-17T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 7971 Meckbach's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7dzd^[16].
• 7971 Meckbach's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20007971^[17].
• 7971 Meckbach's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 7971 Meckbach's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}^[19].
• 7971 Meckbach's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1087627'}^[20].
• 7971 Meckbach's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1102732815652865'}^[21].
• 7971 Meckbach's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.6'}^[22].
• 7971 Meckbach's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.7'}^[23].
• 7971 Meckbach's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.72'}^[24].
• 7971 Meckbach's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.01539'}^[25].
• 7971 Meckbach's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.02999650430439'}^[26].
• 7971 Meckbach's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.13'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

7971 Meckbach's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Why It Matters

7971 Meckbach has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]