12688 Baekeland

Summary

12688 Baekeland is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12688 Baekeland is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 12688 Baekeland's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12688 Baekeland's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• 12688 Baekeland's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• Leo Baekeland is named after 12688 Baekeland^[7].
• 12688 Baekeland's follows is recorded as 12687 de Valory^[8].
• 12688 Baekeland's followed by is recorded as (12689) 1988 RO2^[9].
• 12688 Baekeland's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 12688 Baekeland's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 12688 Baekeland's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 CK4^[12].
• 12688 Baekeland's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 NW^[13].
• 12688 Baekeland's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1988-02-13T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 12688 Baekeland's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y0wr0^[15].
• 12688 Baekeland's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012688^[16].
• 12688 Baekeland's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 12688 Baekeland's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.16'}^[18].
• 12688 Baekeland's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1567904'}^[19].
• 12688 Baekeland's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1561194314638732'}^[20].
• 12688 Baekeland's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.5'}^[21].
• 12688 Baekeland's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.64'}^[22].
• 12688 Baekeland's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.06277'}^[23].
• 12688 Baekeland's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.06106412425313'}^[24].
• 12688 Baekeland's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.4'}^[25].
• 12688 Baekeland's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1607.529872283022'}^[26].
• 12688 Baekeland's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+3.46999'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12688 Baekeland's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Leo Baekeland is named after 12688 Baekeland^[7].

Why It Matters

12688 Baekeland has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]