12941 Franssnik

Summary

12941 Franssnik is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12941 Franssnik is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 12941 Franssnik is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 12941 Franssnik is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 12941 Franssnik's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 12941 Franssnik's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• 12941 Franssnik's follows is recorded as (12940) Gijsnelemans^[8].
• 12941 Franssnik's followed by is recorded as (12942) 6054 P-L^[9].
• 12941 Franssnik's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 12941 Franssnik's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 12941 Franssnik's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 GT5^[12].
• 12941 Franssnik's provisional designation is recorded as 4638 P-L^[13].
• 12941 Franssnik's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 12941 Franssnik's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012941^[15].
• 12941 Franssnik's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09'}^[16].
• 12941 Franssnik's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0861160'}^[17].
• 12941 Franssnik's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0843972439944177'}^[18].
• 12941 Franssnik's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.3'}^[19].
• 12941 Franssnik's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.44'}^[20].
• 12941 Franssnik's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.67367'}^[21].
• 12941 Franssnik's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.675092984780641'}^[22].
• 12941 Franssnik's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.28'}^[23].
• 12941 Franssnik's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1563.317208459659'}^[24].
• 12941 Franssnik's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+137.42474'}^[25].
• 12941 Franssnik's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+137.382776497241'}^[26].
• 12941 Franssnik's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.6372589'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12941 Franssnik's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Why It Matters

12941 Franssnik has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]