12774 Pfund

Summary

12774 Pfund is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12774 Pfund is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 12774 Pfund's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12774 Pfund's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• 12774 Pfund's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• August Herman Pfund is named after 12774 Pfund^[7].
• 12774 Pfund's follows is recorded as 12773 Lyman^[8].
• 12774 Pfund's followed by is recorded as 12775 Brackett^[9].
• 12774 Pfund's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 12774 Pfund's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 12774 Pfund's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 UA25^[12].
• 12774 Pfund's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 UO20^[13].
• 12774 Pfund's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 PH22^[14].
• 12774 Pfund's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 DK5^[15].
• 12774 Pfund's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1994-08-12T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 12774 Pfund's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7_0k^[17].
• 12774 Pfund's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012774^[18].
• 12774 Pfund's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 12774 Pfund's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.21'}^[20].
• 12774 Pfund's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2050238'}^[21].
• 12774 Pfund's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2016389038812659'}^[22].
• 12774 Pfund's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.2'}^[23].
• 12774 Pfund's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.42'}^[24].
• 12774 Pfund's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.43613'}^[25].
• 12774 Pfund's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.43992269514644'}^[26].
• 12774 Pfund's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.43'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12774 Pfund's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

August Herman Pfund is named after 12774 Pfund^[7].

Why It Matters

12774 Pfund has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]