9496 Ockels

Summary

9496 Ockels is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 9496 Ockels is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 9496 Ockels is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 9496 Ockels is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 9496 Ockels's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 9496 Ockels's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Wubbo Ockels is named after 9496 Ockels^[8].
• 9496 Ockels followed 9495 Eminescu^[9].
• 9496 Ockels was followed by 9497 Dwingeloo^[10].
• 9496 Ockels's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 9496 Ockels's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 9496 Ockels's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 BD4^[13].
• 9496 Ockels's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 FK6^[14].
• 9496 Ockels's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 HX1^[15].
• 9496 Ockels's provisional designation is recorded as 4260 T-1^[16].
• 9496 Ockels's time of discovery or invention is recorded as March 26, 1971^[17].
• 9496 Ockels's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 9496 Ockels's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05'}^[19].
• 9496 Ockels's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0549641'}^[20].
• 9496 Ockels's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05438924311271902'}^[21].
• 9496 Ockels's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.4'}^[22].
• 9496 Ockels's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.5'}^[23].
• 9496 Ockels's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.59'}^[24].
• 9496 Ockels's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.94867'}^[25].
• 9496 Ockels's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.951143114495481'}^[26].
• 9496 Ockels's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.98'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

9496 Ockels's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Wubbo Ockels is named after 9496 Ockels^[8].

Why It Matters

9496 Ockels ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]