12759 Joule

Summary

12759 Joule is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12759 Joule is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 12759 Joule's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12759 Joule's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• 12759 Joule's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• James Prescott Joule is named after 12759 Joule^[7].
• 12759 Joule's follows is recorded as 12758 Kabudari^[8].
• 12759 Joule's followed by is recorded as 12760 Maxwell^[9].
• 12759 Joule's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 12759 Joule's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt^[11].
• 12759 Joule's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 12759 Joule's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 SP28^[13].
• 12759 Joule's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 FH4^[14].
• 12759 Joule's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 TL18^[15].
• 12759 Joule's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 FD12^[16].
• 12759 Joule's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1993-10-09T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 12759 Joule's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y55r0^[18].
• 12759 Joule's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012759^[19].
• 12759 Joule's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 12759 Joule's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07'}^[21].
• 12759 Joule's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0705541'}^[22].
• 12759 Joule's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0723383977532394'}^[23].
• 12759 Joule's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.9'}^[24].
• 12759 Joule's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.08'}^[25].
• 12759 Joule's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.82013'}^[26].
• 12759 Joule's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.833317850078048'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12759 Joule's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

James Prescott Joule is named after 12759 Joule^[7].

Why It Matters

12759 Joule has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]