12845 Crick

Summary

12845 Crick is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12845 Crick is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 12845 Crick's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12845 Crick's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• 12845 Crick's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• Francis Crick is named after 12845 Crick^[7].
• 12845 Crick's follows is recorded as (12844) 1997 JE10^[8].
• 12845 Crick's followed by is recorded as 12846 Fullerton^[9].
• 12845 Crick's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 12845 Crick's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 12845 Crick's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 JM15^[12].
• 12845 Crick's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 QC32^[13].
• 12845 Crick's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1997-05-03T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 12845 Crick's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y19r6^[15].
• 12845 Crick's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012845^[16].
• 12845 Crick's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 12845 Crick's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02'}^[18].
• 12845 Crick's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0163631'}^[19].
• 12845 Crick's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02044212492768702'}^[20].
• 12845 Crick's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}^[21].
• 12845 Crick's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.44'}^[22].
• 12845 Crick's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.97133'}^[23].
• 12845 Crick's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.969654203485122'}^[24].
• 12845 Crick's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.67'}^[25].
• 12845 Crick's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1706.741993691486'}^[26].
• 12845 Crick's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+3.54'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12845 Crick's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Francis Crick is named after 12845 Crick^[7].

Why It Matters

12845 Crick has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]