1218 Aster

Summary

1218 Aster is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 35 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 1218 Aster is credited with the discovery of Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth^[3].
• 1218 Aster's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 1218 Aster's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory^[5].
• Aster is named after 1218 Aster^[6].
• 1218 Aster followed 1217 Maximiliana^[7].
• 1218 Aster was followed by 1219 Britta^[8].
• 1218 Aster's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 1218 Aster's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 1218 Aster's provisional designation is recorded as 1932 BJ^[11].
• 1218 Aster's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 TJ5^[12].
• 1218 Aster's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 VQ12^[13].
• 1218 Aster's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1932-01-29T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 1218 Aster's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 1218 Aster's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.109737'}^[16].
• 1218 Aster's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1098632'}^[17].
• 1218 Aster's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1085266927398342'}^[18].
• 1218 Aster's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.2'}^[19].
• 1218 Aster's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.1'}^[20].
• 1218 Aster's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.22'}^[21].
• 1218 Aster's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.15727'}^[22].
• 1218 Aster's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.157343707617319'}^[23].
• 1218 Aster's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.4'}^[24].
• 1218 Aster's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1243.594536836952'}^[25].
• 1218 Aster's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+3.1581'}^[26].
• 1218 Aster's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+63.81754'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

1218 Aster's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Aster is named after 1218 Aster^[6].

Why It Matters

1218 Aster has Wikipedia articles in 35 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]