12227 Penney

Summary

12227 Penney is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12227 Penney is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 12227 Penney is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4].
• 12227 Penney's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 12227 Penney's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• 12227 Penney's follows is recorded as 12226 Caseylisse^[7].
• 12227 Penney's followed by is recorded as (12228) 1985 TZ3^[8].
• 12227 Penney's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 12227 Penney's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 12227 Penney's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 TO3^[11].
• 12227 Penney's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 KC28^[12].
• 12227 Penney's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1985-10-11T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 12227 Penney's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7z3b^[14].
• 12227 Penney's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012227^[15].
• 12227 Penney's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 12227 Penney's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.19'}^[17].
• 12227 Penney's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1907824'}^[18].
• 12227 Penney's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1902710897610676'}^[19].
• 12227 Penney's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.7'}^[20].
• 12227 Penney's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.87'}^[21].
• 12227 Penney's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.64205'}^[22].
• 12227 Penney's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.647208773300464'}^[23].
• 12227 Penney's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.43'}^[24].
• 12227 Penney's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1251.38294017885'}^[25].
• 12227 Penney's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+275.77036'}^[26].
• 12227 Penney's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+275.6740977689791'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12227 Penney's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Why It Matters

12227 Penney has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]