12259 Szukalski

Summary

12259 Szukalski is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 12259 Szukalski is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 12259 Szukalski's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12259 Szukalski's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• 12259 Szukalski's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• Albert Szukalski is named after 12259 Szukalski^[7].
• 12259 Szukalski's follows is recorded as 12258 Oscarwilde^[8].
• 12259 Szukalski's followed by is recorded as (12260) 1989 SP11^[9].
• 12259 Szukalski's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 12259 Szukalski's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 12259 Szukalski's provisional designation is recorded as 1953 RY1^[12].
• 12259 Szukalski's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 JU^[13].
• 12259 Szukalski's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 SZ1^[14].
• 12259 Szukalski's provisional designation is recorded as A920 HH^[15].
• 12259 Szukalski's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1989-09-26T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 12259 Szukalski's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yg_km^[17].
• 12259 Szukalski's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012259^[18].
• 12259 Szukalski's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 12259 Szukalski's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1612526'}^[20].
• 12259 Szukalski's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1606588'}^[21].
• 12259 Szukalski's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1611855473560588'}^[22].
• 12259 Szukalski's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.4'}^[23].
• 12259 Szukalski's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.51'}^[24].
• 12259 Szukalski's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.17804'}^[25].
• 12259 Szukalski's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.179600763323697'}^[26].
• 12259 Szukalski's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.25'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12259 Szukalski's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Albert Szukalski is named after 12259 Szukalski^[7].

Why It Matters

12259 Szukalski ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]