9938 Kretlow

Summary

9938 Kretlow is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 9938 Kretlow is credited with the discovery of Werner Landgraf^[3].
• 9938 Kretlow's image is recorded as AnimatedOrbitOf9938Kretlow.gif^[4].
• 9938 Kretlow's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 9938 Kretlow's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• 9938 Kretlow's follows is recorded as Q1066695^[7].
• 9938 Kretlow's followed by is recorded as (9939) 1988 VK^[8].
• 9938 Kretlow's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 9938 Kretlow's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 9938 Kretlow's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 VE2^[11].
• 9938 Kretlow's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 QL^[12].
• 9938 Kretlow's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 KA^[13].
• 9938 Kretlow's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1988-05-18T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 9938 Kretlow's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03m76fz^[15].
• 9938 Kretlow's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20009938^[16].
• 9938 Kretlow's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 9938 Kretlow's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.19'}^[18].
• 9938 Kretlow's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1899292'}^[19].
• 9938 Kretlow's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.190336499554002'}^[20].
• 9938 Kretlow's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.4'}^[21].
• 9938 Kretlow's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.64'}^[22].
• 9938 Kretlow's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.80361'}^[23].
• 9938 Kretlow's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.80170'}^[24].
• 9938 Kretlow's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.802373172049971'}^[25].
• 9938 Kretlow's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.13'}^[26].
• 9938 Kretlow's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1143.231696072413'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

9938 Kretlow's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Why It Matters

9938 Kretlow ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]