9487 Kupe

Summary

9487 Kupe is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 9487 Kupe is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 9487 Kupe is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 9487 Kupe is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 9487 Kupe's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 9487 Kupe's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Kupe is named after 9487 Kupe^[8].
• 9487 Kupe's follows is recorded as 9486 Utemorrah^[9].
• 9487 Kupe's followed by is recorded as 9488 Huia^[10].
• 9487 Kupe's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 9487 Kupe's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 9487 Kupe's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 DR3^[13].
• 9487 Kupe's provisional designation is recorded as 7633 P-L^[14].
• 9487 Kupe's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-10-17T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 9487 Kupe's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y66ys^[16].
• 9487 Kupe's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20009487^[17].
• 9487 Kupe's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 9487 Kupe's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06'}^[19].
• 9487 Kupe's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0574325'}^[20].
• 9487 Kupe's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0607537904217326'}^[21].
• 9487 Kupe's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.6'}^[22].
• 9487 Kupe's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.7'}^[23].
• 9487 Kupe's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.77'}^[24].
• 9487 Kupe's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.30718'}^[25].
• 9487 Kupe's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.307718807480794'}^[26].
• 9487 Kupe's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.78'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

9487 Kupe's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Kupe is named after 9487 Kupe^[8].

Why It Matters

9487 Kupe has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]