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12042 Laques

asteroid
Place Asteroid Q952887

Facts

24 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +23
Follows
(12041) 1997 EQ25[4]
Followed by
(12043) 1997 FN[5]
Absolute magnitude
13.1, 13.29[15][16]
Albedo
0.108
Apoapsis
3.186, 3.184056891462125
Argument of periapsis
98.37739, 95.12168641483413
Diameter
10.166
Discoverer or inventor
Christian Buil[2]
Epoch
November 21, 2025
Longitude of ascending node
128.90796, 128.7935886850165[21][22]
Mean anomaly
325.37658, 141.0558837523318
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Orbital eccentricity
0.06 (0.06–0.06, n=3)[12][13][14]
Orbital inclination
11.84909, 11.86183555889727[17][18]
Orbital period
5.18, 1892.373457038318[19][20]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
2.8049223, 2.804225555327479
Provisional designation
1996 AS3, 1997 FC[8][9]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
2.9952369, 2.994141223394802[23]
Significant event
naming[11]
Site of astronomical discovery
Ramonville-Saint-Agne[3]
Time of discovery or invention
March 17, 1997[10]
Time of periapsis
2460259.0266378555
🏷️ Also known as
en 12042 Laques en Laques de (12042) Laques fa سیارک ۱۲۰۴۲ ru 1996 AS3 ru (12042) 1997 FC ru 1997 FC ru Laques uk 12042 Лаке zh 小行星12042
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y718y
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20012042
Minor Planet Center body ID
12042

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 1
Christian Buil
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
(12043) 1997 FN
Followed by (predecessor) 1
(12043) 1997 FN
Follows 1
(12041) 1997 EQ25
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
(12041) 1997 EQ25
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Ramonville-Saint-Agne
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Summary

12042 Laques is an asteroid[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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