9688 Goudsmit

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9688 Goudsmit

Summary

9688 Goudsmit is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 9688 Goudsmit is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten[3].
  • 9688 Goudsmit is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld[4].
  • 9688 Goudsmit is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels[5].
  • 9688 Goudsmit's instance of is recorded as asteroid[6].
  • 9688 Goudsmit's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[7].
  • Samuel Goudsmit is named after 9688 Goudsmit[8].
  • 9688 Goudsmit followed Q1191812[9].
  • 9688 Goudsmit was followed by Q1192225[10].
  • 9688 Goudsmit's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[11].
  • 9688 Goudsmit's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[12].
  • 9688 Goudsmit's provisional designation is recorded as 1949 XB[13].
  • 9688 Goudsmit's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 SM7[14].
  • 9688 Goudsmit's provisional designation is recorded as 1983 YQ[15].
  • 9688 Goudsmit's provisional designation is recorded as 4665 P-L[16].
  • 9688 Goudsmit's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 24, 1960[17].
  • 9688 Goudsmit's significant event is recorded as naming[18].
  • 9688 Goudsmit's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.13'}[19].
  • 9688 Goudsmit's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1318925'}[20].
  • 9688 Goudsmit's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1307142638230278'}[21].
  • 9688 Goudsmit's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.7'}[22].
  • 9688 Goudsmit's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.8'}[23].
  • 9688 Goudsmit's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.89'}[24].
  • 9688 Goudsmit's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.33474'}[25].
  • 9688 Goudsmit's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.331838333044245'}[26].
  • 9688 Goudsmit's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.79'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

9688 Goudsmit's instance of is recorded as asteroid[6].

Origins

Samuel Goudsmit is named after 9688 Goudsmit[8].

Why It Matters

9688 Goudsmit has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Marsupil · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → Q1192225
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': , {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Minor planet center body id → 9688
    Freebase id → /m/03y2ykp
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P793]]: [[Q25488743]]"
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