12292 Dalton

Summary

12292 Dalton is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12292 Dalton is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 12292 Dalton's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12292 Dalton's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[5].
• John Dalton is named after 12292 Dalton^[6].
• 12292 Dalton followed 12291 Gohnaumann^[7].
• 12292 Dalton was followed by (12293) 1991 NV1^[8].
• 12292 Dalton's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 12292 Dalton's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 12292 Dalton's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 LK2^[11].
• 12292 Dalton's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 TG38^[12].
• 12292 Dalton's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1991-06-06T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 12292 Dalton's significant event is recorded as naming^[14].
• 12292 Dalton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.09'}^[15].
• 12292 Dalton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0948794'}^[16].
• 12292 Dalton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1001617382879026'}^[17].
• 12292 Dalton's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.4'}^[18].
• 12292 Dalton's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.52'}^[19].
• 12292 Dalton's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.20415'}^[20].
• 12292 Dalton's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.195849462338028'}^[21].
• 12292 Dalton's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.57'}^[22].
• 12292 Dalton's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2033.401153019524'}^[23].
• 12292 Dalton's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+6.188'}^[24].
• 12292 Dalton's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+71.53254'}^[25].
• 12292 Dalton's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+71.42521826306633'}^[26].
• 12292 Dalton's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.1422301'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

12292 Dalton's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

John Dalton is named after 12292 Dalton^[6].

Why It Matters

12292 Dalton has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]