1776 Kuiper

Summary

1776 Kuiper is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 34 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 1776 Kuiper is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 1776 Kuiper is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 1776 Kuiper is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 1776 Kuiper is credited with the discovery of Palomar–Leiden survey^[6].
• 1776 Kuiper's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[7].
• 1776 Kuiper's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[8].
• Gerard Kuiper is named after 1776 Kuiper^[9].
• 1776 Kuiper followed Q143578^[10].
• 1776 Kuiper was followed by Q143602^[11].
• 1776 Kuiper's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[12].
• 1776 Kuiper's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 1776 Kuiper's provisional designation is recorded as 1930 EB^[14].
• 1776 Kuiper's provisional designation is recorded as 1931 KK^[15].
• 1776 Kuiper's provisional designation is recorded as 1938 SU^[16].
• 1776 Kuiper's provisional designation is recorded as 1952 DQ2^[17].
• 1776 Kuiper's provisional designation is recorded as 1963 FJ^[18].
• 1776 Kuiper's provisional designation is recorded as 2520 P-L^[19].
• 1776 Kuiper's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[20].
• 1776 Kuiper's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 1776 Kuiper's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.01'}^[22].
• 1776 Kuiper's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0136350'}^[23].
• 1776 Kuiper's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.01840947334424748'}^[24].
• 1776 Kuiper's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.3'}^[25].
• 1776 Kuiper's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.2'}^[26].
• 1776 Kuiper's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.24'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

1776 Kuiper's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[7].

Origins

Gerard Kuiper is named after 1776 Kuiper^[9].

Why It Matters

1776 Kuiper has Wikipedia articles in 34 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]