12607 Alcaeus

Summary

12607 Alcaeus is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12607 Alcaeus is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 12607 Alcaeus is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 12607 Alcaeus is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 12607 Alcaeus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 12607 Alcaeus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Alcaeus of Mytilene is named after 12607 Alcaeus^[8].
• 12607 Alcaeus followed Q583513^[9].
• 12607 Alcaeus was followed by Q584034^[10].
• 12607 Alcaeus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 12607 Alcaeus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 12607 Alcaeus's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 FB28^[13].
• 12607 Alcaeus's provisional designation is recorded as 2058 P-L^[14].
• 12607 Alcaeus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 12607 Alcaeus's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 12607 Alcaeus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.04'}^[17].
• 12607 Alcaeus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0369040'}^[18].
• 12607 Alcaeus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.03559856156589744'}^[19].
• 12607 Alcaeus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.7'}^[20].
• 12607 Alcaeus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.88'}^[21].
• 12607 Alcaeus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.18857'}^[22].
• 12607 Alcaeus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.187493308955137'}^[23].
• 12607 Alcaeus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.32'}^[24].
• 12607 Alcaeus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1578.897977060388'}^[25].
• 12607 Alcaeus's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+277.07744'}^[26].
• 12607 Alcaeus's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+277.0097230713085'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

12607 Alcaeus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Alcaeus of Mytilene is named after 12607 Alcaeus^[8].

Why It Matters

12607 Alcaeus has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]