12838 Adamsmith

Summary

12838 Adamsmith is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12838 Adamsmith is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 12838 Adamsmith's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12838 Adamsmith's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• 12838 Adamsmith's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• Adam Smith is named after 12838 Adamsmith^[7].
• 12838 Adamsmith's follows is recorded as (12837) 1997 EK35^[8].
• 12838 Adamsmith's followed by is recorded as (12839) 1997 FB2^[9].
• 12838 Adamsmith's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 12838 Adamsmith's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 12838 Adamsmith's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 DX6^[12].
• 12838 Adamsmith's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 EL55^[13].
• 12838 Adamsmith's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 HO14^[14].
• 12838 Adamsmith's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 RX2^[15].
• 12838 Adamsmith's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1997-03-09T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 12838 Adamsmith's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0466dgy^[17].
• 12838 Adamsmith's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012838^[18].
• 12838 Adamsmith's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 12838 Adamsmith's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06'}^[20].
• 12838 Adamsmith's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0671331'}^[21].
• 12838 Adamsmith's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06995985636809175'}^[22].
• 12838 Adamsmith's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.0'}^[23].
• 12838 Adamsmith's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.09'}^[24].
• 12838 Adamsmith's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.16349'}^[25].
• 12838 Adamsmith's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.164524120158292'}^[26].
• 12838 Adamsmith's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.9'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12838 Adamsmith's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Adam Smith is named after 12838 Adamsmith^[7].

Why It Matters

12838 Adamsmith has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]