12359 Cajigal

Summary

12359 Cajigal is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 12359 Cajigal is credited with the discovery of Orlando Antonio Naranjo Villarroel^[3].
• 12359 Cajigal's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12359 Cajigal's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Llano del Hato National Astronomical Observatory^[5].
• Juan Manuel Cajigal y Odoardo is named after 12359 Cajigal^[6].
• 12359 Cajigal's follows is recorded as 12358 Azzurra^[7].
• 12359 Cajigal's followed by is recorded as Q2670859^[8].
• 12359 Cajigal's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 12359 Cajigal's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt^[10].
• 12359 Cajigal's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 12359 Cajigal's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 UU2^[12].
• 12359 Cajigal's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 SN3^[13].
• 12359 Cajigal's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 QB9^[14].
• 12359 Cajigal's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1993-09-22T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 12359 Cajigal's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03gwv17^[16].
• 12359 Cajigal's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012359^[17].
• 12359 Cajigal's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 12359 Cajigal's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.16'}^[19].
• 12359 Cajigal's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1549422'}^[20].
• 12359 Cajigal's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1489130825730473'}^[21].
• 12359 Cajigal's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.9'}^[22].
• 12359 Cajigal's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.0'}^[23].
• 12359 Cajigal's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.94543'}^[24].
• 12359 Cajigal's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.951747624425144'}^[25].
• 12359 Cajigal's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.72'}^[26].
• 12359 Cajigal's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2097.569591759028'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12359 Cajigal's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Juan Manuel Cajigal y Odoardo is named after 12359 Cajigal^[6].

Why It Matters

12359 Cajigal ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]