12493 Minkowski

Summary

12493 Minkowski is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12493 Minkowski is credited with the discovery of Paul G. Comba^[3].
• 12493 Minkowski's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12493 Minkowski's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Prescott Observatory^[5].
• Hermann Minkowski is named after 12493 Minkowski^[6].
• 12493 Minkowski's follows is recorded as 12492 Tanais^[7].
• 12493 Minkowski's followed by is recorded as 12494 Doughamilton^[8].
• 12493 Minkowski's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 12493 Minkowski's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 12493 Minkowski's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 PW25^[11].
• 12493 Minkowski's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 PM1^[12].
• 12493 Minkowski's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 PP5^[13].
• 12493 Minkowski's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1997-08-04T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 12493 Minkowski's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7h67^[15].
• 12493 Minkowski's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012493^[16].
• 12493 Minkowski's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 12493 Minkowski's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.10'}^[18].
• 12493 Minkowski's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0995793'}^[19].
• 12493 Minkowski's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1047307994918285'}^[20].
• 12493 Minkowski's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.3'}^[21].
• 12493 Minkowski's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.43'}^[22].
• 12493 Minkowski's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.70060'}^[23].
• 12493 Minkowski's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.717711522175731'}^[24].
• 12493 Minkowski's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.62'}^[25].
• 12493 Minkowski's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2047.56979733081'}^[26].
• 12493 Minkowski's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+125.77001'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12493 Minkowski's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Hermann Minkowski is named after 12493 Minkowski^[6].

Why It Matters

12493 Minkowski has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]