(12955) 2162 T-2

Summary

(12955) 2162 T-2 is an asteroid^[1]. (12955) 2162 T-2 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• (12955) 2162 T-2 is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• (12955) 2162 T-2 is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• (12955) 2162 T-2 is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• (12955) 2162 T-2's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• (12955) 2162 T-2's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• (12955) 2162 T-2's follows is recorded as 12954 Hendrikcasimir^[8].
• (12955) 2162 T-2's followed by is recorded as (12956) 2232 T-2^[9].
• (12955) 2162 T-2's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• (12955) 2162 T-2's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• (12955) 2162 T-2's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 MX13^[12].
• (12955) 2162 T-2's provisional designation is recorded as 2162 T-2^[13].
• (12955) 2162 T-2's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1973-09-29T00:00:00Z^[14].
• (12955) 2162 T-2's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012955^[15].
• (12955) 2162 T-2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08'}^[16].
• (12955) 2162 T-2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0816836'}^[17].
• (12955) 2162 T-2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07965390446768654'}^[18].
• (12955) 2162 T-2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.2'}^[19].
• (12955) 2162 T-2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.35'}^[20].
• (12955) 2162 T-2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.44634'}^[21].
• (12955) 2162 T-2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.446243831893605'}^[22].
• (12955) 2162 T-2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.26'}^[23].
• (12955) 2162 T-2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1555.308210252287'}^[24].
• (12955) 2162 T-2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+192.88232'}^[25].
• (12955) 2162 T-2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+192.807236541814'}^[26].
• (12955) 2162 T-2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.6279778'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(12955) 2162 T-2's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Why It Matters

(12955) 2162 T-2 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] (12955) 2162 T-2 is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]