9492 Veltman

Summary

9492 Veltman is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 9492 Veltman is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 9492 Veltman is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 9492 Veltman is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 9492 Veltman's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 9492 Veltman's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Martinus J. G. Veltman is named after 9492 Veltman^[8].
• 9492 Veltman followed Q158195^[9].
• 9492 Veltman was followed by 9493 Enescu^[10].
• 9492 Veltman's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 9492 Veltman's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 9492 Veltman's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 XF1^[13].
• 9492 Veltman's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 RR2^[14].
• 9492 Veltman's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 BR2^[15].
• 9492 Veltman's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 YD4^[16].
• 9492 Veltman's provisional designation is recorded as 2066 T-1^[17].
• 9492 Veltman's time of discovery or invention is recorded as March 25, 1971^[18].
• 9492 Veltman's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 9492 Veltman's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.13'}^[20].
• 9492 Veltman's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1357776'}^[21].
• 9492 Veltman's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.135571256435933'}^[22].
• 9492 Veltman's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.5'}^[23].
• 9492 Veltman's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.77'}^[24].
• 9492 Veltman's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.90596'}^[25].
• 9492 Veltman's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.907999280277064'}^[26].
• 9492 Veltman's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.23'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

9492 Veltman's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Martinus J. G. Veltman is named after 9492 Veltman^[8].

Why It Matters

9492 Veltman has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]