12846 Fullerton

Summary

12846 Fullerton is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12846 Fullerton is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch^[3].
• 12846 Fullerton's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12846 Fullerton's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory^[5].
• C. Gordon Fullerton is named after 12846 Fullerton^[6].
• 12846 Fullerton's follows is recorded as 12845 Crick^[7].
• 12846 Fullerton's followed by is recorded as (12847) 1997 NQ2^[8].
• 12846 Fullerton's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 12846 Fullerton's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 12846 Fullerton's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 MR^[11].
• 12846 Fullerton's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 QU66^[12].
• 12846 Fullerton's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1997-06-28T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 12846 Fullerton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y2f0g^[14].
• 12846 Fullerton's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012846^[15].
• 12846 Fullerton's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 12846 Fullerton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.04'}^[17].
• 12846 Fullerton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0393417'}^[18].
• 12846 Fullerton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.03670841235892899'}^[19].
• 12846 Fullerton's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}^[20].
• 12846 Fullerton's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.31'}^[21].
• 12846 Fullerton's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.62906'}^[22].
• 12846 Fullerton's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.623516968081412'}^[23].
• 12846 Fullerton's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.31'}^[24].
• 12846 Fullerton's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1936.35928397704'}^[25].
• 12846 Fullerton's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+208.85820'}^[26].
• 12846 Fullerton's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+208.7553945417584'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12846 Fullerton's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

C. Gordon Fullerton is named after 12846 Fullerton^[6].

Why It Matters

12846 Fullerton has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]