12695 Utrecht

Summary

12695 Utrecht is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 12695 Utrecht is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 12695 Utrecht's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12695 Utrecht's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• 12695 Utrecht's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• Utrecht is named after 12695 Utrecht^[7].
• 12695 Utrecht's follows is recorded as 12694 Schleiermacher^[8].
• 12695 Utrecht's followed by is recorded as 12696 Camus^[9].
• 12695 Utrecht's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 12695 Utrecht's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 12695 Utrecht's provisional designation is recorded as 1952 JA^[12].
• 12695 Utrecht's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 GR3^[13].
• 12695 Utrecht's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 TO2^[14].
• 12695 Utrecht's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1989-04-01T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 12695 Utrecht's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yhl81^[16].
• 12695 Utrecht's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012695^[17].
• 12695 Utrecht's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 12695 Utrecht's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.25'}^[19].
• 12695 Utrecht's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2526283'}^[20].
• 12695 Utrecht's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2553147814399149'}^[21].
• 12695 Utrecht's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}^[22].
• 12695 Utrecht's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.35'}^[23].
• 12695 Utrecht's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.91114'}^[24].
• 12695 Utrecht's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.923669515424112'}^[25].
• 12695 Utrecht's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.11'}^[26].
• 12695 Utrecht's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1500.262089158101'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12695 Utrecht's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Utrecht is named after 12695 Utrecht^[7].

Why It Matters

12695 Utrecht ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]