12722 Petrarca

Summary

12722 Petrarca is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12722 Petrarca is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 12722 Petrarca's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12722 Petrarca's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• 12722 Petrarca's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• Petrarch is named after 12722 Petrarca^[7].
• 12722 Petrarca's follows is recorded as (12721) 1991 PB^[8].
• 12722 Petrarca's followed by is recorded as (12723) 1991 PD10^[9].
• 12722 Petrarca's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 12722 Petrarca's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 12722 Petrarca's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 HB2^[12].
• 12722 Petrarca's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 PT1^[13].
• 12722 Petrarca's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1991-08-10T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 12722 Petrarca's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7zvc^[15].
• 12722 Petrarca's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012722^[16].
• 12722 Petrarca's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 12722 Petrarca's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.15'}^[18].
• 12722 Petrarca's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1464994'}^[19].
• 12722 Petrarca's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1453655585262712'}^[20].
• 12722 Petrarca's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.7'}^[21].
• 12722 Petrarca's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.96'}^[22].
• 12722 Petrarca's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.34420'}^[23].
• 12722 Petrarca's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.342382444443456'}^[24].
• 12722 Petrarca's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.51'}^[25].
• 12722 Petrarca's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1282.382034081314'}^[26].
• 12722 Petrarca's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+3.538576'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12722 Petrarca's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Petrarch is named after 12722 Petrarca^[7].

Why It Matters

12722 Petrarca 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]