12923 Zephyr

Summary

12923 Zephyr is a potentially hazardous asteroid^[1]. It draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (potentially_hazardous_asteroid category, ranking #31 of 147).^[2]

Key Facts

• 12923 Zephyr is credited with the discovery of Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search^[3].
• 12923 Zephyr's instance of is recorded as potentially hazardous asteroid^[4].
• 12923 Zephyr's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object^[5].
• 12923 Zephyr's instance of is recorded as near-Earth asteroid^[6].
• 12923 Zephyr's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[7].
• Zephyrus is named after 12923 Zephyr^[8].
• 12923 Zephyr's follows is recorded as (12922) 1998 WW19^[9].
• 12923 Zephyr's followed by is recorded as 12924 Madisonicole^[10].
• 12923 Zephyr's minor planet group is recorded as Apollo asteroid^[11].
• 12923 Zephyr's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 12923 Zephyr's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 GK4^[13].
• 12923 Zephyr's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-04-11T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 12923 Zephyr's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ylbbn^[15].
• 12923 Zephyr's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012923^[16].
• 12923 Zephyr's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[17].
• 12923 Zephyr's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 12923 Zephyr's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.49141964'}^[19].
• 12923 Zephyr's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.4919318'}^[20].
• 12923 Zephyr's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.4927419786620389'}^[21].
• 12923 Zephyr's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.8'}^[22].
• 12923 Zephyr's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.7'}^[23].
• 12923 Zephyr's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.289203'}^[24].
• 12923 Zephyr's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.30402'}^[25].
• 12923 Zephyr's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.309531583473192'}^[26].
• 12923 Zephyr's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+2.75'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include potentially hazardous asteroid^[4], near-Earth object^[5], and near-Earth asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Zephyrus is named after 12923 Zephyr^[8].

Why It Matters

12923 Zephyr draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (potentially_hazardous_asteroid category, ranking #31 of 147).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]