12718 Le Gentil

Summary

12718 Le Gentil is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12718 Le Gentil is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 12718 Le Gentil's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12718 Le Gentil's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• 12718 Le Gentil's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• Guillaume Le Gentil is named after 12718 Le Gentil^[7].
• 12718 Le Gentil's follows is recorded as (12717) 1991 HK^[8].
• 12718 Le Gentil's followed by is recorded as 12719 Pingré^[9].
• 12718 Le Gentil's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 12718 Le Gentil's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 12718 Le Gentil's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 KW2^[12].
• 12718 Le Gentil's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 LF1^[13].
• 12718 Le Gentil's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 YD1^[14].
• 12718 Le Gentil's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1991-06-06T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 12718 Le Gentil's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y72h2^[16].
• 12718 Le Gentil's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012718^[17].
• 12718 Le Gentil's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 12718 Le Gentil's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.17'}^[19].
• 12718 Le Gentil's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1729574'}^[20].
• 12718 Le Gentil's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1726656921763131'}^[21].
• 12718 Le Gentil's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.4'}^[22].
• 12718 Le Gentil's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.57'}^[23].
• 12718 Le Gentil's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.53354'}^[24].
• 12718 Le Gentil's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.535450606154692'}^[25].
• 12718 Le Gentil's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.42'}^[26].
• 12718 Le Gentil's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1250.099343059348'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12718 Le Gentil's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Guillaume Le Gentil is named after 12718 Le Gentil^[7].

Why It Matters

12718 Le Gentil has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]