12378 Johnston

Summary

12378 Johnston is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12378 Johnston is credited with the discovery of Robert H. McNaught^[3].
• 12378 Johnston's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12378 Johnston's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory^[5].
• 12378 Johnston's follows is recorded as (12377) 1994 PP^[6].
• 12378 Johnston's followed by is recorded as 12379 Thulin^[7].
• 12378 Johnston's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 12378 Johnston's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 12378 Johnston's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 US6^[10].
• 12378 Johnston's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 PK1^[11].
• 12378 Johnston's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 JT2^[12].
• 12378 Johnston's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1994-08-15T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 12378 Johnston's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h63l4h^[14].
• 12378 Johnston's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012378^[15].
• 12378 Johnston's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 12378 Johnston's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.33'}^[17].
• 12378 Johnston's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3328779'}^[18].
• 12378 Johnston's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3320252919227494'}^[19].
• 12378 Johnston's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}^[20].
• 12378 Johnston's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.24'}^[21].
• 12378 Johnston's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+16.82142'}^[22].
• 12378 Johnston's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+16.81471637435272'}^[23].
• 12378 Johnston's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.44'}^[24].
• 12378 Johnston's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1624.72131193964'}^[25].
• 12378 Johnston's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+69.56031'}^[26].
• 12378 Johnston's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+69.51593214181219'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12378 Johnston's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

12378 Johnston has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]