12280 Reims

Summary

12280 Reims is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12280 Reims is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 12280 Reims's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12280 Reims's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• 12280 Reims's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• Reims is named after 12280 Reims^[7].
• 12280 Reims's follows is recorded as 12279 Laon^[8].
• 12280 Reims's followed by is recorded as 12281 Chaumont^[9].
• 12280 Reims's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 12280 Reims's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 12280 Reims's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 UF12^[12].
• 12280 Reims's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 PR^[13].
• 12280 Reims's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 WS4^[14].
• 12280 Reims's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1990-11-16T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 12280 Reims's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y83_0^[16].
• 12280 Reims's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012280^[17].
• 12280 Reims's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 12280 Reims's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09'}^[19].
• 12280 Reims's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0855930'}^[20].
• 12280 Reims's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08300653264183482'}^[21].
• 12280 Reims's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.4'}^[22].
• 12280 Reims's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.52'}^[23].
• 12280 Reims's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.04710'}^[24].
• 12280 Reims's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.050534550537167'}^[25].
• 12280 Reims's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.54'}^[26].
• 12280 Reims's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1660.977453272132'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12280 Reims's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Reims is named after 12280 Reims^[7].

Why It Matters

12280 Reims has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]