12140 Johnbolton

Summary

12140 Johnbolton is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12140 Johnbolton is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 12140 Johnbolton is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 12140 Johnbolton is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 12140 Johnbolton's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 12140 Johnbolton's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• John Gatenby Bolton is named after 12140 Johnbolton^[8].
• 12140 Johnbolton's follows is recorded as 12139 Tomcowling^[9].
• 12140 Johnbolton's followed by is recorded as 12141 Chushayashi^[10].
• 12140 Johnbolton's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 12140 Johnbolton's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 12140 Johnbolton's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 BJ1^[13].
• 12140 Johnbolton's provisional designation is recorded as 4087 P-L^[14].
• 12140 Johnbolton's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 12140 Johnbolton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04667cn^[16].
• 12140 Johnbolton's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012140^[17].
• 12140 Johnbolton's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 12140 Johnbolton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}^[19].
• 12140 Johnbolton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1107336'}^[20].
• 12140 Johnbolton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1080286175720721'}^[21].
• 12140 Johnbolton's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.0'}^[22].
• 12140 Johnbolton's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.05'}^[23].
• 12140 Johnbolton's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.01462'}^[24].
• 12140 Johnbolton's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.007885740810766'}^[25].
• 12140 Johnbolton's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.91'}^[26].
• 12140 Johnbolton's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1429.573198379055'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12140 Johnbolton's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

John Gatenby Bolton is named after 12140 Johnbolton^[8].

Why It Matters

12140 Johnbolton has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]