12986 Kretke

Summary

12986 Kretke is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12986 Kretke is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus^[3].
• 12986 Kretke's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12986 Kretke's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory^[5].
• 12986 Kretke's follows is recorded as 12985 Mattgarrison^[6].
• 12986 Kretke's followed by is recorded as 12987 Racalmuto^[7].
• 12986 Kretke's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 12986 Kretke's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 12986 Kretke's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 DM2^[10].
• 12986 Kretke's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-02-28T00:00:00Z^[11].
• 12986 Kretke's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0k1v96g^[12].
• 12986 Kretke's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012986^[13].
• 12986 Kretke's significant event is recorded as naming^[14].
• 12986 Kretke's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.10'}^[15].
• 12986 Kretke's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1036707'}^[16].
• 12986 Kretke's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1060484785549679'}^[17].
• 12986 Kretke's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.4'}^[18].
• 12986 Kretke's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.55'}^[19].
• 12986 Kretke's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.17393'}^[20].
• 12986 Kretke's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.18404332480855'}^[21].
• 12986 Kretke's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.02'}^[22].
• 12986 Kretke's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1830.485537679112'}^[23].
• 12986 Kretke's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+320.34725'}^[24].
• 12986 Kretke's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+320.197371052992'}^[25].
• 12986 Kretke's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.9303616'}^[26].
• 12986 Kretke's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.928500146260035'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12986 Kretke's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

12986 Kretke has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]