12987 Racalmuto

Summary

12987 Racalmuto is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 12987 Racalmuto is credited with the discovery of Henri Debehogne^[3].
• 12987 Racalmuto is credited with the discovery of Giovanni de Sanctis^[4].
• 12987 Racalmuto's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 12987 Racalmuto's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• Racalmuto is named after 12987 Racalmuto^[7].
• 12987 Racalmuto's follows is recorded as 12986 Kretke^[8].
• 12987 Racalmuto's followed by is recorded as 12988 Tiffanykapler^[9].
• 12987 Racalmuto's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 12987 Racalmuto's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 12987 Racalmuto's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 AO1^[12].
• 12987 Racalmuto's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 EF2^[13].
• 12987 Racalmuto's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 RM3^[14].
• 12987 Racalmuto's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-03-05T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 12987 Racalmuto's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h1c0x0^[16].
• 12987 Racalmuto's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012987^[17].
• 12987 Racalmuto's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 12987 Racalmuto's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.03'}^[19].
• 12987 Racalmuto's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0303183'}^[20].
• 12987 Racalmuto's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02900388073275224'}^[21].
• 12987 Racalmuto's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.6'}^[22].
• 12987 Racalmuto's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.72'}^[23].
• 12987 Racalmuto's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.48739'}^[24].
• 12987 Racalmuto's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.490398190286514'}^[25].
• 12987 Racalmuto's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.78'}^[26].
• 12987 Racalmuto's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1383.164855100555'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12987 Racalmuto's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Racalmuto is named after 12987 Racalmuto^[7].

Why It Matters

12987 Racalmuto ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]