12242 Koon

Summary

12242 Koon is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12242 Koon is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 12242 Koon is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4].
• 12242 Koon's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 12242 Koon's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• 12242 Koon's follows is recorded as 12241 Lefort^[7].
• 12242 Koon's followed by is recorded as (12243) 1988 RD1^[8].
• 12242 Koon's minor planet group is recorded as Jupiter trojan^[9].
• 12242 Koon's minor planet group is recorded as Trojan camp trojan asteroid^[10].
• 12242 Koon's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 12242 Koon's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 QY^[12].
• 12242 Koon's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1988-08-18T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 12242 Koon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y60fg^[14].
• 12242 Koon's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012242^[15].
• 12242 Koon's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 12242 Koon's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.067'}^[17].
• 12242 Koon's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0670475'}^[18].
• 12242 Koon's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06840167766138389'}^[19].
• 12242 Koon's Lagrangian point is recorded as L5 Jupiter-Sun^[20].
• 12242 Koon's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.7'}^[21].
• 12242 Koon's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.9'}^[22].
• 12242 Koon's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+29.78340'}^[23].
• 12242 Koon's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+29.7621889861836'}^[24].
• 12242 Koon's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+11.53'}^[25].
• 12242 Koon's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+4230.326616607961'}^[26].
• 12242 Koon's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+17.0111'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12242 Koon's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Why It Matters

12242 Koon has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]