12201 Spink

Summary

12201 Spink is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12201 Spink is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus^[3].
• 12201 Spink's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12201 Spink's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory^[5].
• 12201 Spink's follows is recorded as 12200 Richlipe^[6].
• 12201 Spink's followed by is recorded as 12202 Toddgregory^[7].
• 12201 Spink's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 12201 Spink's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 12201 Spink's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 ED12^[10].
• 12201 Spink's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 VN15^[11].
• 12201 Spink's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 VS14^[12].
• 12201 Spink's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 FY26^[13].
• 12201 Spink's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-03-01T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 12201 Spink's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0j__x_4^[15].
• 12201 Spink's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012201^[16].
• 12201 Spink's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 12201 Spink's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08'}^[18].
• 12201 Spink's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0800049'}^[19].
• 12201 Spink's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07895310699524777'}^[20].
• 12201 Spink's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}^[21].
• 12201 Spink's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.64'}^[22].
• 12201 Spink's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.43390'}^[23].
• 12201 Spink's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.43962721443595'}^[24].
• 12201 Spink's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.97'}^[25].
• 12201 Spink's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1451.728267264903'}^[26].
• 12201 Spink's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+201.15962'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12201 Spink's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

12201 Spink has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]