12261 Ledouanier

Summary

12261 Ledouanier is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12261 Ledouanier is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 12261 Ledouanier's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12261 Ledouanier's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• Henri Rousseau is named after 12261 Ledouanier^[6].
• 12261 Ledouanier's follows is recorded as (12260) 1989 SP11^[7].
• 12261 Ledouanier's followed by is recorded as 12262 Nishio^[8].
• 12261 Ledouanier's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 12261 Ledouanier's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 12261 Ledouanier's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 SJ4^[11].
• 12261 Ledouanier's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 TY4^[12].
• 12261 Ledouanier's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 PG1^[13].
• 12261 Ledouanier's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1989-10-07T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 12261 Ledouanier's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y72ws^[15].
• 12261 Ledouanier's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012261^[16].
• 12261 Ledouanier's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 12261 Ledouanier's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.16'}^[18].
• 12261 Ledouanier's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1578012'}^[19].
• 12261 Ledouanier's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1585545340644201'}^[20].
• 12261 Ledouanier's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.2'}^[21].
• 12261 Ledouanier's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.31'}^[22].
• 12261 Ledouanier's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.93208'}^[23].
• 12261 Ledouanier's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.930781435518026'}^[24].
• 12261 Ledouanier's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.33'}^[25].
• 12261 Ledouanier's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1215.113658323083'}^[26].
• 12261 Ledouanier's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+163.82679'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12261 Ledouanier's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Henri Rousseau is named after 12261 Ledouanier^[6].

Why It Matters

12261 Ledouanier has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]