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]