9678 van der Meer

Summary

9678 van der Meer is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 9678 van der Meer is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 9678 van der Meer is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 9678 van der Meer is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 9678 van der Meer's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 9678 van der Meer's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Simon van der Meer is named after 9678 van der Meer^[8].
• 9678 van der Meer's follows is recorded as Q1191821^[9].
• 9678 van der Meer's followed by is recorded as Q539752^[10].
• 9678 van der Meer's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 9678 van der Meer's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 9678 van der Meer's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 CL5^[13].
• 9678 van der Meer's provisional designation is recorded as 2584 P-L^[14].
• 9678 van der Meer's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 9678 van der Meer's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yhmyx^[16].
• 9678 van der Meer's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20009678^[17].
• 9678 van der Meer's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 9678 van der Meer's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.21'}^[19].
• 9678 van der Meer's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2089013'}^[20].
• 9678 van der Meer's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2113024506618169'}^[21].
• 9678 van der Meer's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.0'}^[22].
• 9678 van der Meer's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.02'}^[23].
• 9678 van der Meer's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.41909'}^[24].
• 9678 van der Meer's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.419858803110313'}^[25].
• 9678 van der Meer's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.22'}^[26].
• 9678 van der Meer's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1538.153762331669'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

9678 van der Meer's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Simon van der Meer is named after 9678 van der Meer^[8].

Why It Matters

9678 van der Meer ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]