12742 Delisle

Summary

12742 Delisle is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12742 Delisle is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 12742 Delisle's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12742 Delisle's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Côte d'Azur Observatory^[5].
• 12742 Delisle's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Caussols^[6].
• Joseph-Nicolas Delisle is named after 12742 Delisle^[7].
• Guillaume Delisle is named after 12742 Delisle^[8].
• 12742 Delisle's follows is recorded as (12741) 1992 EU30^[9].
• 12742 Delisle's followed by is recorded as (12743) 1992 PL2^[10].
• 12742 Delisle's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 12742 Delisle's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 12742 Delisle's provisional designation is recorded as 1948 PV^[13].
• 12742 Delisle's provisional designation is recorded as 1970 NH^[14].
• 12742 Delisle's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 ND^[15].
• 12742 Delisle's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 VZ12^[16].
• 12742 Delisle's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 OF1^[17].
• 12742 Delisle's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1992-07-26T00:00:00Z^[18].
• 12742 Delisle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y1dld^[19].
• 12742 Delisle's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012742^[20].
• 12742 Delisle's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 12742 Delisle's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.22'}^[22].
• 12742 Delisle's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2221988'}^[23].
• 12742 Delisle's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2180018811159811'}^[24].
• 12742 Delisle's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.1'}^[25].
• 12742 Delisle's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.33'}^[26].
• 12742 Delisle's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.68348'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12742 Delisle's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Things named after include Joseph-Nicolas Delisle^[7], an astronomer^[28], 1688–1768^[29], of France^[30], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[31], specialised in astronomy^[32] and Guillaume Delisle^[8], a cartographer^[33], 1675–1726^[34], of France^[35].

Why It Matters

12742 Delisle has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]