12561 Howard

Summary

12561 Howard is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12561 Howard is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch^[3].
• 12561 Howard's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12561 Howard's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory^[5].
• 12561 Howard's follows is recorded as (12560) 1998 RC58^[6].
• 12561 Howard's followed by is recorded as 12562 Briangrazer^[7].
• 12561 Howard's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 12561 Howard's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 12561 Howard's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 DT7^[10].
• 12561 Howard's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 MB^[11].
• 12561 Howard's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 SX7^[12].
• 12561 Howard's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-09-20T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 12561 Howard's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y3y88^[14].
• 12561 Howard's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012561^[15].
• 12561 Howard's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 12561 Howard's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.14'}^[17].
• 12561 Howard's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1387976'}^[18].
• 12561 Howard's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1404542869241013'}^[19].
• 12561 Howard's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.8'}^[20].
• 12561 Howard's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.92'}^[21].
• 12561 Howard's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.76458'}^[22].
• 12561 Howard's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.7620763212919227'}^[23].
• 12561 Howard's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.46'}^[24].
• 12561 Howard's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1993.777198541318'}^[25].
• 12561 Howard's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+43.02907'}^[26].
• 12561 Howard's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+42.92086259773043'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12561 Howard's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

12561 Howard has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]