9498 Westerbork

Summary

9498 Westerbork is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 9498 Westerbork is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 9498 Westerbork is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 9498 Westerbork is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 9498 Westerbork's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 9498 Westerbork's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope is named after 9498 Westerbork^[8].
• 9498 Westerbork followed 9497 Dwingeloo^[9].
• 9498 Westerbork was followed by Q158204^[10].
• 9498 Westerbork's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 9498 Westerbork's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 9498 Westerbork's provisional designation is recorded as 1197 T-2^[13].
• 9498 Westerbork's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 GR7^[14].
• 9498 Westerbork's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 29, 1973^[15].
• 9498 Westerbork's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 9498 Westerbork's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.21'}^[17].
• 9498 Westerbork's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2070737'}^[18].
• 9498 Westerbork's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2060089029671542'}^[19].
• 9498 Westerbork's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.8'}^[20].
• 9498 Westerbork's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.7'}^[21].
• 9498 Westerbork's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.0'}^[22].
• 9498 Westerbork's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.75983'}^[23].
• 9498 Westerbork's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.757429470206283'}^[24].
• 9498 Westerbork's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.62'}^[25].
• 9498 Westerbork's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1322.937289252634'}^[26].
• 9498 Westerbork's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+213.90454'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

9498 Westerbork's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope is named after 9498 Westerbork^[8].

Why It Matters

9498 Westerbork ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]