12701 Chénier

Summary

12701 Chénier is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 12701 Chénier is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 12701 Chénier's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12701 Chénier's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• 12701 Chénier's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• André Chénier is named after 12701 Chénier^[7].
• 12701 Chénier's follows is recorded as (12700) 1990 FH^[8].
• 12701 Chénier's followed by is recorded as Q1480296^[9].
• 12701 Chénier's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 12701 Chénier's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 12701 Chénier's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 RK13^[12].
• 12701 Chénier's provisional designation is recorded as 1983 EY1^[13].
• 12701 Chénier's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 GE^[14].
• 12701 Chénier's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1990-04-15T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 12701 Chénier's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0406myg^[16].
• 12701 Chénier's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012701^[17].
• 12701 Chénier's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 12701 Chénier's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.17'}^[19].
• 12701 Chénier's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1703500'}^[20].
• 12701 Chénier's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1687622345461302'}^[21].
• 12701 Chénier's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}^[22].
• 12701 Chénier's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.69'}^[23].
• 12701 Chénier's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.51875'}^[24].
• 12701 Chénier's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.514557909579813'}^[25].
• 12701 Chénier's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.56'}^[26].
• 12701 Chénier's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1301.51334669784'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12701 Chénier's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

André Chénier is named after 12701 Chénier^[7].

Why It Matters

12701 Chénier ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]