9690 Houtgast

Summary

9690 Houtgast is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 9690 Houtgast is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 9690 Houtgast is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 9690 Houtgast is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 9690 Houtgast's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 9690 Houtgast's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• 9690 Houtgast's follows is recorded as Q1192225^[8].
• 9690 Houtgast's followed by is recorded as 9691 Zwaan^[9].
• 9690 Houtgast's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 9690 Houtgast's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 9690 Houtgast's provisional designation is recorded as 1953 GB1^[12].
• 9690 Houtgast's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 OM1^[13].
• 9690 Houtgast's provisional designation is recorded as 6039 P-L^[14].
• 9690 Houtgast's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 9690 Houtgast's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y3y0b^[16].
• 9690 Houtgast's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20009690^[17].
• 9690 Houtgast's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 9690 Houtgast's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18'}^[19].
• 9690 Houtgast's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1746136'}^[20].
• 9690 Houtgast's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1719952325108235'}^[21].
• 9690 Houtgast's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.7'}^[22].
• 9690 Houtgast's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.88'}^[23].
• 9690 Houtgast's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.21217'}^[24].
• 9690 Houtgast's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.232579208118905'}^[25].
• 9690 Houtgast's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.7'}^[26].
• 9690 Houtgast's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1718.126389633585'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

9690 Houtgast's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Why It Matters

9690 Houtgast has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]