12288 Verdun

Summary

12288 Verdun is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12288 Verdun is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 12288 Verdun's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12288 Verdun's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[5].
• Verdun is named after 12288 Verdun^[6].
• 12288 Verdun's follows is recorded as 12287 Langres^[7].
• 12288 Verdun's followed by is recorded as 12289 Carnot^[8].
• 12288 Verdun's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 12288 Verdun's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 12288 Verdun's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 TR17^[11].
• 12288 Verdun's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 TW5^[12].
• 12288 Verdun's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 GC6^[13].
• 12288 Verdun's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1991-04-08T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 12288 Verdun's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yhqq9^[15].
• 12288 Verdun's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012288^[16].
• 12288 Verdun's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 12288 Verdun's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}^[18].
• 12288 Verdun's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1117442'}^[19].
• 12288 Verdun's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1108991632527723'}^[20].
• 12288 Verdun's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}^[21].
• 12288 Verdun's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.53'}^[22].
• 12288 Verdun's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.18282'}^[23].
• 12288 Verdun's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.184191844655744'}^[24].
• 12288 Verdun's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.28'}^[25].
• 12288 Verdun's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1196.487719052975'}^[26].
• 12288 Verdun's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+26.26888'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12288 Verdun's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Verdun is named after 12288 Verdun^[6].

Why It Matters

12288 Verdun has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]