12059 du Châtelet

Summary

12059 du Châtelet is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 12059 du Châtelet is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 12059 du Châtelet's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12059 du Châtelet's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[5].
• 12059 du Châtelet's follows is recorded as (12058) 1998 DV11^[6].
• 12059 du Châtelet's followed by is recorded as (12060) 1998 FH2^[7].
• 12059 du Châtelet's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 12059 du Châtelet's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 12059 du Châtelet's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 GA4^[10].
• 12059 du Châtelet's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 RH^[11].
• 12059 du Châtelet's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 ED14^[12].
• 12059 du Châtelet's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 RP167^[13].
• 12059 du Châtelet's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-03-01T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 12059 du Châtelet's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c4091_^[15].
• 12059 du Châtelet's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012059^[16].
• 12059 du Châtelet's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 12059 du Châtelet's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18'}^[18].
• 12059 du Châtelet's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1845824'}^[19].
• 12059 du Châtelet's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1836405259007916'}^[20].
• 12059 du Châtelet's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}^[21].
• 12059 du Châtelet's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.31'}^[22].
• 12059 du Châtelet's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.11530'}^[23].
• 12059 du Châtelet's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.103943799528194'}^[24].
• 12059 du Châtelet's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.04'}^[25].
• 12059 du Châtelet's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1478.562199105529'}^[26].
• 12059 du Châtelet's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+61.06552'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12059 du Châtelet's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

12059 du Châtelet ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]