11251 Icarion

Summary

11251 Icarion is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 11251 Icarion is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 11251 Icarion is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 11251 Icarion is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 11251 Icarion's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 11251 Icarion's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Icarius of Sparta is named after 11251 Icarion^[8].
• 11251 Icarion's follows is recorded as (11250) 1972 AU^[9].
• 11251 Icarion's followed by is recorded as 11252 Laërtes^[10].
• 11251 Icarion's minor planet group is recorded as Jupiter trojan^[11].
• 11251 Icarion's minor planet group is recorded as Greek camp trojan asteroid^[12].
• 11251 Icarion's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 11251 Icarion's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 SN1^[14].
• 11251 Icarion's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 JA5^[15].
• 11251 Icarion's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 RC33^[16].
• 11251 Icarion's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1973-09-20T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 11251 Icarion's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y43mk^[18].
• 11251 Icarion's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20011251^[19].
• 11251 Icarion's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 11251 Icarion's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.003'}^[21].
• 11251 Icarion's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0026183'}^[22].
• 11251 Icarion's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.001856478269707079'}^[23].
• 11251 Icarion's Lagrangian point is recorded as L4-Jupiter-Sun^[24].
• 11251 Icarion's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.0'}^[25].
• 11251 Icarion's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.15'}^[26].
• 11251 Icarion's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.20343'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

11251 Icarion's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Icarius of Sparta is named after 11251 Icarion^[8].

Why It Matters

11251 Icarion has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]