9997 COBE

Summary

9997 COBE is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 9997 COBE is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 9997 COBE is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 9997 COBE is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 9997 COBE's image is recorded as AnimatedOrbitOf9997COBE.gif^[6].
• 9997 COBE's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[7].
• 9997 COBE's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[8].
• Cosmic Background Explorer is named after 9997 COBE^[9].
• 9997 COBE's follows is recorded as Q1080601^[10].
• 9997 COBE's followed by is recorded as 9998 ISO^[11].
• 9997 COBE's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[12].
• 9997 COBE's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 9997 COBE's provisional designation is recorded as 1217 T-1^[14].
• 9997 COBE's provisional designation is recorded as 1969 UJ^[15].
• 9997 COBE's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 SW11^[16].
• 9997 COBE's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 EZ3^[17].
• 9997 COBE's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1971-03-25T00:00:00Z^[18].
• 9997 COBE's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03gxg4q^[19].
• 9997 COBE's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20009997^[20].
• 9997 COBE's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 9997 COBE's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}^[22].
• 9997 COBE's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1131392'}^[23].
• 9997 COBE's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1108276408240904'}^[24].
• 9997 COBE's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}^[25].
• 9997 COBE's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}^[26].
• 9997 COBE's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.42'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

9997 COBE's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[7].

History and Context

Cosmic Background Explorer is named after 9997 COBE^[9].

Why It Matters

9997 COBE has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]