9252 Goddard

Summary

9252 Goddard is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 9252 Goddard is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 9252 Goddard is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 9252 Goddard is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 9252 Goddard's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 9252 Goddard's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Robert H. Goddard is named after 9252 Goddard^[8].
• 9252 Goddard's follows is recorded as 9251 Harch^[9].
• 9252 Goddard's followed by is recorded as 9253 Oberth^[10].
• 9252 Goddard's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 9252 Goddard's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 9252 Goddard's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 SM8^[13].
• 9252 Goddard's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 TT^[14].
• 9252 Goddard's provisional designation is recorded as 9058 P-L^[15].
• 9252 Goddard's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-10-17T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 9252 Goddard's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y2t4b^[17].
• 9252 Goddard's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20009252^[18].
• 9252 Goddard's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 9252 Goddard's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.17'}^[20].
• 9252 Goddard's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1666100'}^[21].
• 9252 Goddard's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.162048689079224'}^[22].
• 9252 Goddard's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.1'}^[23].
• 9252 Goddard's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.22'}^[24].
• 9252 Goddard's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.19310'}^[25].
• 9252 Goddard's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.196411431417979'}^[26].
• 9252 Goddard's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.45'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

9252 Goddard's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Robert H. Goddard is named after 9252 Goddard^[8].

Why It Matters

9252 Goddard has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]