12423 Slotin

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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]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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