12874 Poisson

Summary

12874 Poisson is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12874 Poisson is credited with the discovery of Paul G. Comba^[3].
• 12874 Poisson's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12874 Poisson's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Prescott Observatory^[5].
• Siméon Denis Poisson is named after 12874 Poisson^[6].
• 12874 Poisson's follows is recorded as 12873 Clausewitz^[7].
• 12874 Poisson's followed by is recorded as (12875) 1998 QA2^[8].
• 12874 Poisson's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 12874 Poisson's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 12874 Poisson's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 LG2^[11].
• 12874 Poisson's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 RH12^[12].
• 12874 Poisson's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 QZ^[13].
• 12874 Poisson's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-08-19T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 12874 Poisson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y80jp^[15].
• 12874 Poisson's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012874^[16].
• 12874 Poisson's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 12874 Poisson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06'}^[18].
• 12874 Poisson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0635732'}^[19].
• 12874 Poisson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06810257483847794'}^[20].
• 12874 Poisson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.6'}^[21].
• 12874 Poisson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.7'}^[22].
• 12874 Poisson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.76229'}^[23].
• 12874 Poisson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.76801290890524'}^[24].
• 12874 Poisson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.8'}^[25].
• 12874 Poisson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1752.770326547294'}^[26].
• 12874 Poisson's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+175.93178'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12874 Poisson's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Siméon Denis Poisson is named after 12874 Poisson^[6].

Why It Matters

12874 Poisson has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]