12755 Balmer

Summary

12755 Balmer is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12755 Balmer is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 12755 Balmer's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12755 Balmer's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• 12755 Balmer's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• Johann Jakob Balmer is named after 12755 Balmer^[7].
• 12755 Balmer's follows is recorded as (12754) 1993 LF2^[8].
• 12755 Balmer's followed by is recorded as (12756) 1993 QE1^[9].
• 12755 Balmer's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 12755 Balmer's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 12755 Balmer's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 RQ^[12].
• 12755 Balmer's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 OS10^[13].
• 12755 Balmer's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1993-07-20T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 12755 Balmer's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y0x4s^[15].
• 12755 Balmer's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012755^[16].
• 12755 Balmer's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 12755 Balmer's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02'}^[18].
• 12755 Balmer's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0253237'}^[19].
• 12755 Balmer's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02265860697391236'}^[20].
• 12755 Balmer's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.7'}^[21].
• 12755 Balmer's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.95'}^[22].
• 12755 Balmer's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.03482'}^[23].
• 12755 Balmer's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.031673904004755'}^[24].
• 12755 Balmer's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.5'}^[25].
• 12755 Balmer's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1642.569927890165'}^[26].
• 12755 Balmer's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+6.593'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12755 Balmer's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Johann Jakob Balmer is named after 12755 Balmer^[7].

Why It Matters

12755 Balmer has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]