12239 Carolinakou

Summary

12239 Carolinakou is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12239 Carolinakou is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 12239 Carolinakou's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12239 Carolinakou's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• 12239 Carolinakou's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• 12239 Carolinakou's follows is recorded as 12238 Actor^[7].
• 12239 Carolinakou's followed by is recorded as 12240 Droste-Hülshoff^[8].
• 12239 Carolinakou's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 12239 Carolinakou's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 12239 Carolinakou's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 GK5^[11].
• 12239 Carolinakou's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 CN4^[12].
• 12239 Carolinakou's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 TX6^[13].
• 12239 Carolinakou's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1988-02-13T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 12239 Carolinakou's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y14kw^[15].
• 12239 Carolinakou's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012239^[16].
• 12239 Carolinakou's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 12239 Carolinakou's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.16'}^[18].
• 12239 Carolinakou's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1642594'}^[19].
• 12239 Carolinakou's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1628682177523373'}^[20].
• 12239 Carolinakou's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.8'}^[21].
• 12239 Carolinakou's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.95'}^[22].
• 12239 Carolinakou's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.47282'}^[23].
• 12239 Carolinakou's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.474377220943556'}^[24].
• 12239 Carolinakou's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.09'}^[25].
• 12239 Carolinakou's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1493.624635906475'}^[26].
• 12239 Carolinakou's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+219.12413'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12239 Carolinakou's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

12239 Carolinakou has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]