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(12956) 2232 T-2

Summary

(12956) 2232 T-2 is an asteroid[1]. (12956) 2232 T-2 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (12956) 2232 T-2 is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten[3].
  • (12956) 2232 T-2 is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld[4].
  • (12956) 2232 T-2 is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels[5].
  • (12956) 2232 T-2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[6].
  • (12956) 2232 T-2's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[7].
  • (12956) 2232 T-2's follows is recorded as (12955) 2162 T-2[8].
  • (12956) 2232 T-2's followed by is recorded as (12957) 2258 T-2[9].
  • (12956) 2232 T-2's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[10].
  • (12956) 2232 T-2's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[11].
  • (12956) 2232 T-2's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 PU1[12].
  • (12956) 2232 T-2's provisional designation is recorded as 2232 T-2[13].
  • (12956) 2232 T-2's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1973-09-29T00:00:00Z[14].
  • (12956) 2232 T-2's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012956[15].
  • (12956) 2232 T-2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09'}[16].
  • (12956) 2232 T-2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0948232'}[17].
  • (12956) 2232 T-2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09371136355748756'}[18].
  • (12956) 2232 T-2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.9'}[19].
  • (12956) 2232 T-2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.05'}[20].
  • (12956) 2232 T-2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.89585'}[21].
  • (12956) 2232 T-2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.897285834834698'}[22].
  • (12956) 2232 T-2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.65'}[23].
  • (12956) 2232 T-2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1335.144416781618'}[24].
  • (12956) 2232 T-2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+174.79131'}[25].
  • (12956) 2232 T-2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+174.7162772810624'}[26].
  • (12956) 2232 T-2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.3721011'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(12956) 2232 T-2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[6].

Why It Matters

(12956) 2232 T-2 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (12956) 2232 T-2 is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

Cornelis Johannes van Houten Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld Tom Gehrels

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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