12871 Samarasinha

Summary

12871 Samarasinha is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 12871 Samarasinha is credited with the discovery of Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search^[3].
• 12871 Samarasinha's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12871 Samarasinha's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[5].
• Nalin Samarasinha is named after 12871 Samarasinha^[6].
• 12871 Samarasinha's follows is recorded as 12870 Rolandmeier^[7].
• 12871 Samarasinha's followed by is recorded as 12872 Susiestevens^[8].
• 12871 Samarasinha's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 12871 Samarasinha's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 12871 Samarasinha's provisional designation is recorded as 1971 UX3^[11].
• 12871 Samarasinha's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 SQ3^[12].
• 12871 Samarasinha's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 BS2^[13].
• 12871 Samarasinha's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 ML37^[14].
• 12871 Samarasinha's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-06-24T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 12871 Samarasinha's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yg339^[16].
• 12871 Samarasinha's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012871^[17].
• 12871 Samarasinha's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 12871 Samarasinha's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.17'}^[19].
• 12871 Samarasinha's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1710796'}^[20].
• 12871 Samarasinha's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1713786344411717'}^[21].
• 12871 Samarasinha's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.1'}^[22].
• 12871 Samarasinha's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.21'}^[23].
• 12871 Samarasinha's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.32005'}^[24].
• 12871 Samarasinha's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.322135824498927'}^[25].
• 12871 Samarasinha's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.42'}^[26].
• 12871 Samarasinha's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1249.7161959928'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12871 Samarasinha's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Nalin Samarasinha is named after 12871 Samarasinha^[6].

Why It Matters

12871 Samarasinha ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]