12598 Sierra

Summary

12598 Sierra is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12598 Sierra is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research^[3].
• 12598 Sierra's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12598 Sierra's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site^[5].
• 12598 Sierra's follows is recorded as 12597 Williamdaniel^[6].
• 12598 Sierra's followed by is recorded as 12599 Singhal^[7].
• 12598 Sierra's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 12598 Sierra's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 12598 Sierra's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 BF4^[10].
• 12598 Sierra's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 KL54^[11].
• 12598 Sierra's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 RC159^[12].
• 12598 Sierra's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-09-09T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 12598 Sierra's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ygkz4^[14].
• 12598 Sierra's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012598^[15].
• 12598 Sierra's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 12598 Sierra's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08'}^[17].
• 12598 Sierra's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0737869'}^[18].
• 12598 Sierra's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07373067857809176'}^[19].
• 12598 Sierra's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}^[20].
• 12598 Sierra's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.36'}^[21].
• 12598 Sierra's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.47491'}^[22].
• 12598 Sierra's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.46626602110302'}^[23].
• 12598 Sierra's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.53'}^[24].
• 12598 Sierra's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1655.625740720048'}^[25].
• 12598 Sierra's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+152.60611'}^[26].
• 12598 Sierra's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+152.5013542921343'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12598 Sierra's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

12598 Sierra has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]