12142 Franklow

Summary

12142 Franklow is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12142 Franklow is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 12142 Franklow is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 12142 Franklow is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 12142 Franklow's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 12142 Franklow's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Frank J. Low is named after 12142 Franklow^[8].
• 12142 Franklow's follows is recorded as 12141 Chushayashi^[9].
• 12142 Franklow's followed by is recorded as 12143 Harwit^[10].
• 12142 Franklow's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 12142 Franklow's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 12142 Franklow's provisional designation is recorded as 1955 XM1^[13].
• 12142 Franklow's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 PD8^[14].
• 12142 Franklow's provisional designation is recorded as 4624 P-L^[15].
• 12142 Franklow's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 12142 Franklow's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04633d1^[17].
• 12142 Franklow's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012142^[18].
• 12142 Franklow's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 12142 Franklow's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.17'}^[20].
• 12142 Franklow's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1642711'}^[21].
• 12142 Franklow's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1560705201547982'}^[22].
• 12142 Franklow's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.1'}^[23].
• 12142 Franklow's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.27'}^[24].
• 12142 Franklow's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.08591'}^[25].
• 12142 Franklow's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.107316472234541'}^[26].
• 12142 Franklow's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.59'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12142 Franklow's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Frank J. Low is named after 12142 Franklow^[8].

Why It Matters

12142 Franklow has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]