9676 Eijkman

Summary

9676 Eijkman is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 9676 Eijkman is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 9676 Eijkman is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 9676 Eijkman is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 9676 Eijkman's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 9676 Eijkman's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Christiaan Eijkman is named after 9676 Eijkman^[8].
• 9676 Eijkman's follows is recorded as (9675) 1998 QK36^[9].
• 9676 Eijkman's followed by is recorded as Q1191821^[10].
• 9676 Eijkman's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 9676 Eijkman's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 9676 Eijkman's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 SL12^[13].
• 9676 Eijkman's provisional designation is recorded as 2023 P-L^[14].
• 9676 Eijkman's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 9676 Eijkman's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y1jqk^[16].
• 9676 Eijkman's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20009676^[17].
• 9676 Eijkman's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 9676 Eijkman's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.16'}^[19].
• 9676 Eijkman's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1619996'}^[20].
• 9676 Eijkman's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1585969828293679'}^[21].
• 9676 Eijkman's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.5'}^[22].
• 9676 Eijkman's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.68'}^[23].
• 9676 Eijkman's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.61173'}^[24].
• 9676 Eijkman's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.610971458171037'}^[25].
• 9676 Eijkman's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.42'}^[26].
• 9676 Eijkman's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1977.67868640411'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

9676 Eijkman's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Christiaan Eijkman is named after 9676 Eijkman^[8].

Why It Matters

9676 Eijkman 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 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]