12161 Avienius

Summary

12161 Avienius is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 12161 Avienius is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 12161 Avienius is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 12161 Avienius is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 12161 Avienius's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 12161 Avienius's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Avienius is named after 12161 Avienius^[8].
• 12161 Avienius's follows is recorded as 12160 Karelwakker^[9].
• 12161 Avienius's followed by is recorded as 12162 Bilderdijk^[10].
• 12161 Avienius's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 12161 Avienius's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 12161 Avienius's provisional designation is recorded as 1158 T-2^[13].
• 12161 Avienius's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 XZ1^[14].
• 12161 Avienius's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1973-09-29T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 12161 Avienius's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c3tqz3^[16].
• 12161 Avienius's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012161^[17].
• 12161 Avienius's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 12161 Avienius's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.21'}^[19].
• 12161 Avienius's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2067091'}^[20].
• 12161 Avienius's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2053004479169859'}^[21].
• 12161 Avienius's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.8'}^[22].
• 12161 Avienius's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.98'}^[23].
• 12161 Avienius's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.69416'}^[24].
• 12161 Avienius's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.694364484126251'}^[25].
• 12161 Avienius's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.71'}^[26].
• 12161 Avienius's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1357.005087992156'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12161 Avienius's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Avienius is named after 12161 Avienius^[8].

Why It Matters

12161 Avienius ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]