9423 Abt

Summary

9423 Abt is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 9423 Abt is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch^[3].
• 9423 Abt's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 9423 Abt's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory^[5].
• Helmut Abt is named after 9423 Abt^[6].
• 9423 Abt's follows is recorded as 9422 Kuboniwa^[7].
• 9423 Abt's followed by is recorded as 9424 Hiroshinishiyama^[8].
• 9423 Abt's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 9423 Abt's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 9423 Abt's provisional designation is recorded as 1974 DU^[11].
• 9423 Abt's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 US15^[12].
• 9423 Abt's provisional designation is recorded as 1983 CK8^[13].
• 9423 Abt's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 VH15^[14].
• 9423 Abt's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 DP2^[15].
• 9423 Abt's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 AT7^[16].
• 9423 Abt's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-01-12T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 9423 Abt's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03wbdm6^[18].
• 9423 Abt's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20009423^[19].
• 9423 Abt's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 9423 Abt's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.10'}^[21].
• 9423 Abt's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1023112'}^[22].
• 9423 Abt's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1000861737489462'}^[23].
• 9423 Abt's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.5'}^[24].
• 9423 Abt's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.6'}^[25].
• 9423 Abt's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.87'}^[26].
• 9423 Abt's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.84852'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

9423 Abt's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Helmut Abt is named after 9423 Abt^[6].

Why It Matters

9423 Abt ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]