12423 Slotin

Summary

12423 Slotin is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12423 Slotin is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch^[3].
• 12423 Slotin's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12423 Slotin's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory^[5].
• Louis Slotin is named after 12423 Slotin^[6].
• 12423 Slotin's follows is recorded as (12422) 1995 US8^[7].
• 12423 Slotin's followed by is recorded as (12424) 1995 VM^[8].
• 12423 Slotin's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 12423 Slotin's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 12423 Slotin's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 UQ16^[11].
• 12423 Slotin's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 KQ6^[12].
• 12423 Slotin's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1995-10-17T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 12423 Slotin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03d1ncj^[14].
• 12423 Slotin's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012423^[15].
• 12423 Slotin's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 12423 Slotin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.17'}^[17].
• 12423 Slotin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1715331'}^[18].
• 12423 Slotin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.170212924179275'}^[19].
• 12423 Slotin's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.9'}^[20].
• 12423 Slotin's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.05'}^[21].
• 12423 Slotin's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.84321'}^[22].
• 12423 Slotin's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.839517259761025'}^[23].
• 12423 Slotin's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.14'}^[24].
• 12423 Slotin's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1514.834316655159'}^[25].
• 12423 Slotin's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+84.95841'}^[26].
• 12423 Slotin's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+84.92057958271057'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12423 Slotin's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Louis Slotin is named after 12423 Slotin^[6].

Why It Matters

12423 Slotin has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]