12606 Apuleius

Summary

12606 Apuleius is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12606 Apuleius is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 12606 Apuleius is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 12606 Apuleius is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 12606 Apuleius's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 12606 Apuleius's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Apuleius is named after 12606 Apuleius^[8].
• 12606 Apuleius followed (12605) 1999 SK^[9].
• 12606 Apuleius was followed by Q949112^[10].
• 12606 Apuleius's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 12606 Apuleius's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 12606 Apuleius's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 TW6^[13].
• 12606 Apuleius's provisional designation is recorded as 2043 P-L^[14].
• 12606 Apuleius's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 12606 Apuleius's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 12606 Apuleius's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.26'}^[17].
• 12606 Apuleius's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2639829'}^[18].
• 12606 Apuleius's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2652455396007096'}^[19].
• 12606 Apuleius's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.9'}^[20].
• 12606 Apuleius's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.03'}^[21].
• 12606 Apuleius's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.84336'}^[22].
• 12606 Apuleius's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.84166422734404'}^[23].
• 12606 Apuleius's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.86'}^[24].
• 12606 Apuleius's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1410.445232328482'}^[25].
• 12606 Apuleius's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+353.72004'}^[26].
• 12606 Apuleius's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+353.6552752010359'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

12606 Apuleius's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Apuleius is named after 12606 Apuleius^[8].

Why It Matters

12606 Apuleius has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]