9702 Tomvandijk

Summary

9702 Tomvandijk is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 9702 Tomvandijk is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 9702 Tomvandijk is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 9702 Tomvandijk is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 9702 Tomvandijk's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 9702 Tomvandijk's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• 9702 Tomvandijk's follows is recorded as 9701 Mak^[8].
• 9702 Tomvandijk's followed by is recorded as 9703 Sussenbach^[9].
• 9702 Tomvandijk's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 9702 Tomvandijk's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 9702 Tomvandijk's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 QB3^[12].
• 9702 Tomvandijk's provisional designation is recorded as 2108 T-2^[13].
• 9702 Tomvandijk's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1973-09-29T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 9702 Tomvandijk's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yhb75^[15].
• 9702 Tomvandijk's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20009702^[16].
• 9702 Tomvandijk's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 9702 Tomvandijk's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.10'}^[18].
• 9702 Tomvandijk's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1034282'}^[19].
• 9702 Tomvandijk's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1046097990369557'}^[20].
• 9702 Tomvandijk's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.0'}^[21].
• 9702 Tomvandijk's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.12'}^[22].
• 9702 Tomvandijk's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.03656'}^[23].
• 9702 Tomvandijk's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.037370632978147'}^[24].
• 9702 Tomvandijk's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.55'}^[25].
• 9702 Tomvandijk's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1296.825007497383'}^[26].
• 9702 Tomvandijk's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+199.89182'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

9702 Tomvandijk's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Why It Matters

9702 Tomvandijk has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]