12152 Aratus

Summary

12152 Aratus is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12152 Aratus is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 12152 Aratus is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 12152 Aratus is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 12152 Aratus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 12152 Aratus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Aratus is named after 12152 Aratus^[8].
• 12152 Aratus's follows is recorded as 12151 Oranje-Nassau^[9].
• 12152 Aratus's followed by is recorded as 12153 Conon^[10].
• 12152 Aratus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 12152 Aratus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 12152 Aratus's provisional designation is recorded as 1287 T-1^[13].
• 12152 Aratus's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 EQ22^[14].
• 12152 Aratus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1971-03-25T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 12152 Aratus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c3w43_^[16].
• 12152 Aratus's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012152^[17].
• 12152 Aratus's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 12152 Aratus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02'}^[19].
• 12152 Aratus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0200877'}^[20].
• 12152 Aratus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02057365860122667'}^[21].
• 12152 Aratus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.5'}^[22].
• 12152 Aratus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.67'}^[23].
• 12152 Aratus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.76874'}^[24].
• 12152 Aratus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.771178474097365'}^[25].
• 12152 Aratus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.35'}^[26].
• 12152 Aratus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1223.509480266445'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12152 Aratus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Aratus is named after 12152 Aratus^[8].

Why It Matters

12152 Aratus has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]