12760 Maxwell

Summary

12760 Maxwell is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12760 Maxwell is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 12760 Maxwell's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12760 Maxwell's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• 12760 Maxwell's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• James Clerk Maxwell is named after 12760 Maxwell^[7].
• 12760 Maxwell's follows is recorded as 12759 Joule^[8].
• 12760 Maxwell's followed by is recorded as Q127359^[9].
• 12760 Maxwell's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 12760 Maxwell's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 12760 Maxwell's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 FC3^[12].
• 12760 Maxwell's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 TX26^[13].
• 12760 Maxwell's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 NP4^[14].
• 12760 Maxwell's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1993-10-09T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 12760 Maxwell's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7d5_^[16].
• 12760 Maxwell's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012760^[17].
• 12760 Maxwell's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 12760 Maxwell's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.10'}^[19].
• 12760 Maxwell's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0955701'}^[20].
• 12760 Maxwell's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09302891288612351'}^[21].
• 12760 Maxwell's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.5'}^[22].
• 12760 Maxwell's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.71'}^[23].
• 12760 Maxwell's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.88323'}^[24].
• 12760 Maxwell's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.876263720827938'}^[25].
• 12760 Maxwell's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.34'}^[26].
• 12760 Maxwell's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1947.508794839652'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12760 Maxwell's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

James Clerk Maxwell is named after 12760 Maxwell^[7].

Why It Matters

12760 Maxwell has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]