12659 Schlegel

Summary

12659 Schlegel is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 12659 Schlegel is credited with the discovery of Freimut Börngen^[3].
• 12659 Schlegel's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12659 Schlegel's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Karl Schwarzschild Observatory^[5].
• August Wilhelm Schlegel is named after 12659 Schlegel^[6].
• Friedrich Schlegel is named after 12659 Schlegel^[7].
• 12659 Schlegel's follows is recorded as Q615208^[8].
• 12659 Schlegel's followed by is recorded as (12660) 1975 NC^[9].
• 12659 Schlegel's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 12659 Schlegel's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 12659 Schlegel's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 UR5^[12].
• 12659 Schlegel's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 PT6^[13].
• 12659 Schlegel's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1973-10-27T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 12659 Schlegel's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yg7rw^[15].
• 12659 Schlegel's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012659^[16].
• 12659 Schlegel's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 12659 Schlegel's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.20'}^[18].
• 12659 Schlegel's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1964763'}^[19].
• 12659 Schlegel's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1956604963067969'}^[20].
• 12659 Schlegel's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.8'}^[21].
• 12659 Schlegel's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.06'}^[22].
• 12659 Schlegel's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.82522'}^[23].
• 12659 Schlegel's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.821662400064229'}^[24].
• 12659 Schlegel's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.66'}^[25].
• 12659 Schlegel's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1337.640901588047'}^[26].
• 12659 Schlegel's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+9.7'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12659 Schlegel's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Things named after include August Wilhelm Schlegel^[6], a linguist^[28], 1767–1845^[29], of Kingdom of Hanover^[30], awarded the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order^[31] and Friedrich Schlegel^[7], a philosopher^[32], 1772–1829^[33], of Kingdom of Hanover^[34], awarded the Supreme Order of Christ^[35].

Why It Matters

12659 Schlegel ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]