12947 Paulgroot

Summary

12947 Paulgroot is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12947 Paulgroot is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 12947 Paulgroot is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 12947 Paulgroot is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 12947 Paulgroot's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 12947 Paulgroot's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• 12947 Paulgroot's follows is recorded as 12946 Portegieszwart^[8].
• 12947 Paulgroot's followed by is recorded as (12948) 4273 T-1^[9].
• 12947 Paulgroot's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 12947 Paulgroot's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 12947 Paulgroot's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 RX2^[12].
• 12947 Paulgroot's provisional designation is recorded as 3099 T-1^[13].
• 12947 Paulgroot's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1971-03-26T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 12947 Paulgroot's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0k1v6hq^[15].
• 12947 Paulgroot's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012947^[16].
• 12947 Paulgroot's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}^[17].
• 12947 Paulgroot's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1102435'}^[18].
• 12947 Paulgroot's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1093095407544833'}^[19].
• 12947 Paulgroot's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}^[20].
• 12947 Paulgroot's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.54'}^[21].
• 12947 Paulgroot's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.45789'}^[22].
• 12947 Paulgroot's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.454898494016091'}^[23].
• 12947 Paulgroot's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.3'}^[24].
• 12947 Paulgroot's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1205.132492679844'}^[25].
• 12947 Paulgroot's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+3.27'}^[26].
• 12947 Paulgroot's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+336.21953'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12947 Paulgroot's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Why It Matters

12947 Paulgroot 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]