12668 Scottstarin

Summary

12668 Scottstarin is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 12668 Scottstarin is credited with the discovery of Eleanor F. Helin^[3].
• 12668 Scottstarin is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus^[4].
• 12668 Scottstarin's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 12668 Scottstarin's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory^[6].
• 12668 Scottstarin's follows is recorded as (12667) 1979 DF^[7].
• 12668 Scottstarin's followed by is recorded as 12669 Emilybrisnehan^[8].
• 12668 Scottstarin's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 12668 Scottstarin's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 12668 Scottstarin's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 YW25^[11].
• 12668 Scottstarin's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 MX1^[12].
• 12668 Scottstarin's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1979-06-25T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 12668 Scottstarin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0k04z0_^[14].
• 12668 Scottstarin's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012668^[15].
• 12668 Scottstarin's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 12668 Scottstarin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.04'}^[17].
• 12668 Scottstarin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0438502'}^[18].
• 12668 Scottstarin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.04765192937354364'}^[19].
• 12668 Scottstarin's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.1'}^[20].
• 12668 Scottstarin's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.25'}^[21].
• 12668 Scottstarin's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.51078'}^[22].
• 12668 Scottstarin's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.505835460804631'}^[23].
• 12668 Scottstarin's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.64'}^[24].
• 12668 Scottstarin's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1694.30914110657'}^[25].
• 12668 Scottstarin's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+268.99712'}^[26].
• 12668 Scottstarin's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+268.6835485984128'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12668 Scottstarin's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Why It Matters

12668 Scottstarin ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]