12053 Turtlestar

Summary

12053 Turtlestar is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12053 Turtlestar is credited with the discovery of Starkenburg Observatory^[3].
• 12053 Turtlestar's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12053 Turtlestar's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Starkenburg Observatory^[5].
• 12053 Turtlestar's follows is recorded as 12052 Aretaon^[6].
• 12053 Turtlestar's followed by is recorded as (12054) 1997 TT9^[7].
• 12053 Turtlestar's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 12053 Turtlestar's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 12053 Turtlestar's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 NW^[10].
• 12053 Turtlestar's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 PK2^[11].
• 12053 Turtlestar's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1997-08-09T00:00:00Z^[12].
• 12053 Turtlestar's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yhh6w^[13].
• 12053 Turtlestar's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012053^[14].
• 12053 Turtlestar's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 12053 Turtlestar's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.14'}^[16].
• 12053 Turtlestar's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1420825'}^[17].
• 12053 Turtlestar's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1428299426139447'}^[18].
• 12053 Turtlestar's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.1'}^[19].
• 12053 Turtlestar's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.17'}^[20].
• 12053 Turtlestar's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.09928'}^[21].
• 12053 Turtlestar's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.104028683904089'}^[22].
• 12053 Turtlestar's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.64'}^[23].
• 12053 Turtlestar's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1330.339166596061'}^[24].
• 12053 Turtlestar's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+302.35136'}^[25].
• 12053 Turtlestar's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+302.1905090143366'}^[26].
• 12053 Turtlestar's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.3678483'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12053 Turtlestar's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

12053 Turtlestar has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]