12061 Alena

Summary

12061 Alena is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12061 Alena is credited with the discovery of Tom Stafford^[3].
• 12061 Alena's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12061 Alena's follows is recorded as (12060) 1998 FH2^[5].
• 12061 Alena's followed by is recorded as 12062 Tilmanspohn^[6].
• 12061 Alena's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[7].
• 12061 Alena's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[8].
• 12061 Alena's provisional designation is recorded as 1961 TM^[9].
• 12061 Alena's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 EX2^[10].
• 12061 Alena's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 FQ2^[11].
• 12061 Alena's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-03-21T00:00:00Z^[12].
• 12061 Alena's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y0q42^[13].
• 12061 Alena's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012061^[14].
• 12061 Alena's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 12061 Alena's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.19'}^[16].
• 12061 Alena's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1920976'}^[17].
• 12061 Alena's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1930582053749868'}^[18].
• 12061 Alena's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}^[19].
• 12061 Alena's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.29'}^[20].
• 12061 Alena's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.88483'}^[21].
• 12061 Alena's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.880203506325333'}^[22].
• 12061 Alena's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.44'}^[23].
• 12061 Alena's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1255.478365718204'}^[24].
• 12061 Alena's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+15.3944'}^[25].
• 12061 Alena's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.49325'}^[26].
• 12061 Alena's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.40161149552878'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12061 Alena's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

12061 Alena has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]