12773 Lyman

Summary

12773 Lyman is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 12773 Lyman is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 12773 Lyman's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12773 Lyman's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• 12773 Lyman's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• Theodore Lyman is named after 12773 Lyman^[7].
• 12773 Lyman's follows is recorded as (12772) 1994 GM1^[8].
• 12773 Lyman's followed by is recorded as 12774 Pfund^[9].
• 12773 Lyman's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 12773 Lyman's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 12773 Lyman's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 VC8^[12].
• 12773 Lyman's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 PJ10^[13].
• 12773 Lyman's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1994-08-10T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 12773 Lyman's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y77px^[15].
• 12773 Lyman's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012773^[16].
• 12773 Lyman's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 12773 Lyman's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09'}^[18].
• 12773 Lyman's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0927341'}^[19].
• 12773 Lyman's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09034269387152581'}^[20].
• 12773 Lyman's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}^[21].
• 12773 Lyman's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.56'}^[22].
• 12773 Lyman's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.47444'}^[23].
• 12773 Lyman's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.471504483615478'}^[24].
• 12773 Lyman's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.51'}^[25].
• 12773 Lyman's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1646.449171273945'}^[26].
• 12773 Lyman's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+285.27375'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12773 Lyman's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Theodore Lyman is named after 12773 Lyman^[7].

Why It Matters

12773 Lyman ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]