12131 Echternach

Summary

12131 Echternach is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12131 Echternach is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 12131 Echternach is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 12131 Echternach is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 12131 Echternach's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 12131 Echternach's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• 12131 Echternach's follows is recorded as 12130 Mousa^[8].
• 12131 Echternach's followed by is recorded as 12132 Wimfröger^[9].
• 12131 Echternach's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 12131 Echternach's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 12131 Echternach's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 KX62^[12].
• 12131 Echternach's provisional designation is recorded as 2085 P-L^[13].
• 12131 Echternach's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 12131 Echternach's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0464c_6^[15].
• 12131 Echternach's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012131^[16].
• 12131 Echternach's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 12131 Echternach's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02'}^[18].
• 12131 Echternach's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0237974'}^[19].
• 12131 Echternach's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02678247889835317'}^[20].
• 12131 Echternach's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.4'}^[21].
• 12131 Echternach's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.59'}^[22].
• 12131 Echternach's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.99944'}^[23].
• 12131 Echternach's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.001679046467093'}^[24].
• 12131 Echternach's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.96'}^[25].
• 12131 Echternach's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1808.088713227297'}^[26].
• 12131 Echternach's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+277.92958'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12131 Echternach's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Why It Matters

12131 Echternach has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]