1272 Gefion

Summary

1272 Gefion is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 38 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 1272 Gefion is credited with the discovery of Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth^[3].
• 1272 Gefion's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 1272 Gefion's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory^[5].
• Gefjon is named after 1272 Gefion^[6].
• 1272 Gefion's follows is recorded as Q137464^[7].
• 1272 Gefion's followed by is recorded as Q137487^[8].
• 1272 Gefion's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 1272 Gefion's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 1272 Gefion's provisional designation is recorded as 1931 TZ1^[11].
• 1272 Gefion's provisional designation is recorded as A917 SF^[12].
• 1272 Gefion's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1931-10-10T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 1272 Gefion's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y2lb_^[14].
• 1272 Gefion's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001272^[15].
• 1272 Gefion's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[16].
• 1272 Gefion's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 1272 Gefion's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.15249'}^[18].
• 1272 Gefion's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1515860'}^[19].
• 1272 Gefion's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1508231407178019'}^[20].
• 1272 Gefion's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.9'}^[21].
• 1272 Gefion's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.92'}^[22].
• 1272 Gefion's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+8.42341'}^[23].
• 1272 Gefion's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+8.41345'}^[24].
• 1272 Gefion's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+8.423357131800012'}^[25].
• 1272 Gefion's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.65'}^[26].
• 1272 Gefion's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1700.464317372549'}^[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

1272 Gefion is credited with the discovery of Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth^[3].

Why It Matters

1272 Gefion has Wikipedia articles in 38 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]