(12942) 6054 P-L

Summary

(12942) 6054 P-L is an asteroid^[1]. (12942) 6054 P-L has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• (12942) 6054 P-L is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• (12942) 6054 P-L is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• (12942) 6054 P-L is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• (12942) 6054 P-L's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• (12942) 6054 P-L's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• (12942) 6054 P-L's follows is recorded as 12941 Franssnik^[8].
• (12942) 6054 P-L's followed by is recorded as (12943) 6670 P-L^[9].
• (12942) 6054 P-L's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• (12942) 6054 P-L's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• (12942) 6054 P-L's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 RD7^[12].
• (12942) 6054 P-L's provisional designation is recorded as 6054 P-L^[13].
• (12942) 6054 P-L's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[14].
• (12942) 6054 P-L's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0k1v4js^[15].
• (12942) 6054 P-L's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012942^[16].
• (12942) 6054 P-L's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.20'}^[17].
• (12942) 6054 P-L's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1951049'}^[18].
• (12942) 6054 P-L's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1915483334484701'}^[19].
• (12942) 6054 P-L's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}^[20].
• (12942) 6054 P-L's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.51'}^[21].
• (12942) 6054 P-L's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.85780'}^[22].
• (12942) 6054 P-L's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.849783732429232'}^[23].
• (12942) 6054 P-L's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.51'}^[24].
• (12942) 6054 P-L's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2013.144909235492'}^[25].
• (12942) 6054 P-L's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+204.82990'}^[26].
• (12942) 6054 P-L's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+204.4621987937668'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(12942) 6054 P-L's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Why It Matters

(12942) 6054 P-L has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] (12942) 6054 P-L is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]