9994 Grotius

Summary

9994 Grotius is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 9994 Grotius is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 9994 Grotius is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 9994 Grotius is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 9994 Grotius's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 9994 Grotius's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Hugo Grotius is named after 9994 Grotius^[8].
• 9994 Grotius followed 9993 Kumamoto^[9].
• 9994 Grotius was followed by Q638728^[10].
• 9994 Grotius's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 9994 Grotius's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 9994 Grotius's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 WH9^[13].
• 9994 Grotius's provisional designation is recorded as 4028 P-L^[14].
• 9994 Grotius's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 9994 Grotius's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 9994 Grotius's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.17'}^[17].
• 9994 Grotius's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1759125'}^[18].
• 9994 Grotius's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1746762675138772'}^[19].
• 9994 Grotius's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.3'}^[20].
• 9994 Grotius's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.5'}^[21].
• 9994 Grotius's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.16682'}^[22].
• 9994 Grotius's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.18016'}^[23].
• 9994 Grotius's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.183032439879875'}^[24].
• 9994 Grotius's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.16'}^[25].
• 9994 Grotius's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1519.45520705089'}^[26].
• 9994 Grotius's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+9.219'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

9994 Grotius's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Hugo Grotius is named after 9994 Grotius^[8].

Why It Matters

9994 Grotius has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]