9253 Oberth

Summary

9253 Oberth is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 9253 Oberth is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 9253 Oberth is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 9253 Oberth is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 9253 Oberth's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 9253 Oberth's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Hermann Oberth is named after 9253 Oberth^[8].
• 9253 Oberth's follows is recorded as 9252 Goddard^[9].
• 9253 Oberth's followed by is recorded as 9254 Shunkai^[10].
• 9253 Oberth's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 9253 Oberth's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 9253 Oberth's provisional designation is recorded as 1171 T-1^[13].
• 9253 Oberth's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 UB^[14].
• 9253 Oberth's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 EE12^[15].
• 9253 Oberth's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1971-03-25T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 9253 Oberth's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7t8z^[17].
• 9253 Oberth's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20009253^[18].
• 9253 Oberth's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 9253 Oberth's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18'}^[20].
• 9253 Oberth's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1837346'}^[21].
• 9253 Oberth's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1834237475320445'}^[22].
• 9253 Oberth's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}^[23].
• 9253 Oberth's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}^[24].
• 9253 Oberth's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.28812'}^[25].
• 9253 Oberth's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.284466614559233'}^[26].
• 9253 Oberth's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.7'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

9253 Oberth's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Hermann Oberth is named after 9253 Oberth^[8].

Why It Matters

9253 Oberth ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]