12244 Werfel

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12244 Werfel

Summary

12244 Werfel is an asteroid[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 12244 Werfel is credited with the discovery of Freimut Börngen[3].
  • 12244 Werfel's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 12244 Werfel's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Karl Schwarzschild Observatory[5].
  • Franz Werfel is named after 12244 Werfel[6].
  • 12244 Werfel's follows is recorded as (12243) 1988 RD1[7].
  • 12244 Werfel's followed by is recorded as (12245) 1988 RM7[8].
  • 12244 Werfel's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • 12244 Werfel's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • 12244 Werfel's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 RY2[11].
  • 12244 Werfel's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 KS3[12].
  • 12244 Werfel's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 GG38[13].
  • 12244 Werfel's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1988-09-08T00:00:00Z[14].
  • 12244 Werfel's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ykyvn[15].
  • 12244 Werfel's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012244[16].
  • 12244 Werfel's significant event is recorded as naming[17].
  • 12244 Werfel's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.10'}[18].
  • 12244 Werfel's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1021147'}[19].
  • 12244 Werfel's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09901245359753878'}[20].
  • 12244 Werfel's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.1'}[21].
  • 12244 Werfel's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.26'}[22].
  • 12244 Werfel's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.99696'}[23].
  • 12244 Werfel's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.995956339377813'}[24].
  • 12244 Werfel's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.41'}[25].
  • 12244 Werfel's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1972.44646302249'}[26].
  • 12244 Werfel's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+188.95818'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12244 Werfel's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

History and Context

Franz Werfel is named after 12244 Werfel[6].

Why It Matters

12244 Werfel ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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