12896 Geoffroy

Summary

12896 Geoffroy is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12896 Geoffroy is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 12896 Geoffroy's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12896 Geoffroy's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• 12896 Geoffroy's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire is named after 12896 Geoffroy^[7].
• 12896 Geoffroy's follows is recorded as 12895 Balbastre^[8].
• 12896 Geoffroy's followed by is recorded as 12897 Bougeret^[9].
• 12896 Geoffroy's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 12896 Geoffroy's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt^[11].
• 12896 Geoffroy's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 12896 Geoffroy's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 XC1^[13].
• 12896 Geoffroy's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 SF17^[14].
• 12896 Geoffroy's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 QV102^[15].
• 12896 Geoffroy's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-08-26T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 12896 Geoffroy's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y2mlc^[17].
• 12896 Geoffroy's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012896^[18].
• 12896 Geoffroy's asteroid family is recorded as Hilda group^[19].
• 12896 Geoffroy's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 12896 Geoffroy's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.29'}^[21].
• 12896 Geoffroy's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2884345'}^[22].
• 12896 Geoffroy's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2856297843084985'}^[23].
• 12896 Geoffroy's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.3'}^[24].
• 12896 Geoffroy's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.43'}^[25].
• 12896 Geoffroy's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.34560'}^[26].
• 12896 Geoffroy's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.339350825508109'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12896 Geoffroy's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire is named after 12896 Geoffroy^[7].

Why It Matters

12896 Geoffroy has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]