12016 Green

Summary

12016 Green is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12016 Green is credited with the discovery of Paul G. Comba^[3].
• 12016 Green's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12016 Green's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Prescott Observatory^[5].
• George Green is named after 12016 Green^[6].
• 12016 Green followed (12015) 1996 WA^[7].
• 12016 Green was followed by (12017) 1996 XC1^[8].
• 12016 Green's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 12016 Green's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 12016 Green's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 NU2^[11].
• 12016 Green's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 XC^[12].
• 12016 Green's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-12-01T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 12016 Green's significant event is recorded as naming^[14].
• 12016 Green's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.19'}^[15].
• 12016 Green's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1945056'}^[16].
• 12016 Green's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1964678056055245'}^[17].
• 12016 Green's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.9'}^[18].
• 12016 Green's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.08'}^[19].
• 12016 Green's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.72608'}^[20].
• 12016 Green's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.729103951447269'}^[21].
• 12016 Green's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.8'}^[22].
• 12016 Green's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1386.90627618557'}^[23].
• 12016 Green's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+4.911'}^[24].
• 12016 Green's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+95.79071'}^[25].
• 12016 Green's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+95.68705940086708'}^[26].
• 12016 Green's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.4351427'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

12016 Green's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

George Green is named after 12016 Green^[6].

Why It Matters

12016 Green has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]