12697 Verhaeren

Summary

12697 Verhaeren is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 12697 Verhaeren is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 12697 Verhaeren's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12697 Verhaeren's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• 12697 Verhaeren's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• Emile Verhaeren is named after 12697 Verhaeren^[7].
• 12697 Verhaeren's follows is recorded as 12696 Camus^[8].
• 12697 Verhaeren's followed by is recorded as (12698) 1989 US4^[9].
• 12697 Verhaeren's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 12697 Verhaeren's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 12697 Verhaeren's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 TN4^[12].
• 12697 Verhaeren's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 TP3^[13].
• 12697 Verhaeren's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 SK3^[14].
• 12697 Verhaeren's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 QP48^[15].
• 12697 Verhaeren's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1989-09-26T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 12697 Verhaeren's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yhqsp^[17].
• 12697 Verhaeren's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012697^[18].
• 12697 Verhaeren's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 12697 Verhaeren's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18'}^[20].
• 12697 Verhaeren's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1829103'}^[21].
• 12697 Verhaeren's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1789549829084215'}^[22].
• 12697 Verhaeren's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.3'}^[23].
• 12697 Verhaeren's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.41'}^[24].
• 12697 Verhaeren's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.60432'}^[25].
• 12697 Verhaeren's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.634295334037928'}^[26].
• 12697 Verhaeren's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.68'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12697 Verhaeren's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Emile Verhaeren is named after 12697 Verhaeren^[7].

Why It Matters

12697 Verhaeren 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.^[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]