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12157 Können

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12157 Können

Summary

12157 Können is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 12157 Können is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten[3].
  • 12157 Können is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld[4].
  • 12157 Können is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels[5].
  • 12157 Können's instance of is recorded as asteroid[6].
  • 12157 Können's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[7].
  • 12157 Können's follows is recorded as 12156 Ubels[8].
  • 12157 Können's followed by is recorded as 12158 Tape[9].
  • 12157 Können's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[10].
  • 12157 Können's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[11].
  • 12157 Können's provisional designation is recorded as 1070 T-2[12].
  • 12157 Können's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 JJ4[13].
  • 12157 Können's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1973-09-29T00:00:00Z[14].
  • 12157 Können's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c3yl6z[15].
  • 12157 Können's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012157[16].
  • 12157 Können's significant event is recorded as naming[17].
  • 12157 Können's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.10'}[18].
  • 12157 Können's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0961909'}[19].
  • 12157 Können's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0977908201563826'}[20].
  • 12157 Können's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.8'}[21].
  • 12157 Können's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.99'}[22].
  • 12157 Können's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.82105'}[23].
  • 12157 Können's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.825671539661139'}[24].
  • 12157 Können's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.75'}[25].
  • 12157 Können's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1368.219353612795'}[26].
  • 12157 Können's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+187.48033'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12157 Können's instance of is recorded as asteroid[6].

Why It Matters

12157 Können has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

Cornelis Johannes van Houten Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld Tom Gehrels

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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