12397 Peterbrown

Summary

12397 Peterbrown is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12397 Peterbrown is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch^[3].
• 12397 Peterbrown's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12397 Peterbrown's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory^[5].
• 12397 Peterbrown's follows is recorded as 12396 Amyphillips^[6].
• 12397 Peterbrown's followed by is recorded as 12398 Pickhardt^[7].
• 12397 Peterbrown's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 12397 Peterbrown's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 12397 Peterbrown's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 GN1^[10].
• 12397 Peterbrown's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 JN2^[11].
• 12397 Peterbrown's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 UZ2^[12].
• 12397 Peterbrown's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 VA8^[13].
• 12397 Peterbrown's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 FV14^[14].
• 12397 Peterbrown's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1995-03-27T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 12397 Peterbrown's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7znj^[16].
• 12397 Peterbrown's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012397^[17].
• 12397 Peterbrown's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 12397 Peterbrown's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}^[19].
• 12397 Peterbrown's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1112531'}^[20].
• 12397 Peterbrown's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.113692324493876'}^[21].
• 12397 Peterbrown's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.8'}^[22].
• 12397 Peterbrown's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.65637'}^[23].
• 12397 Peterbrown's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.6474232566756'}^[24].
• 12397 Peterbrown's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.65'}^[25].
• 12397 Peterbrown's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2058.685084387544'}^[26].
• 12397 Peterbrown's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+35.45975'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12397 Peterbrown's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

12397 Peterbrown has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]