12196 Weems

Summary

12196 Weems is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12196 Weems is credited with the discovery of Eleanor F. Helin^[3].
• 12196 Weems is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus^[4].
• 12196 Weems's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 12196 Weems's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory^[6].
• 12196 Weems's follows is recorded as 12195 Johndavidniemann^[7].
• 12196 Weems's followed by is recorded as 12197 Jan-Otto^[8].
• 12196 Weems's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 12196 Weems's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 12196 Weems's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 SX12^[11].
• 12196 Weems's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 MM8^[12].
• 12196 Weems's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 EO8^[13].
• 12196 Weems's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1979-06-25T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 12196 Weems's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0j_j0p9^[15].
• 12196 Weems's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012196^[16].
• 12196 Weems's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 12196 Weems's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.12'}^[18].
• 12196 Weems's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1243242'}^[19].
• 12196 Weems's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1242266193324144'}^[20].
• 12196 Weems's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.6'}^[21].
• 12196 Weems's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.75'}^[22].
• 12196 Weems's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.65093'}^[23].
• 12196 Weems's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.653487593361257'}^[24].
• 12196 Weems's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.84'}^[25].
• 12196 Weems's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1401.065243686025'}^[26].
• 12196 Weems's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+178.25343'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12196 Weems's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Why It Matters

12196 Weems has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]