13123 Tyson

Summary

13123 Tyson is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 13123 Tyson is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 13123 Tyson is credited with the discovery of David H. Levy^[4].
• 13123 Tyson's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 13123 Tyson's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• Neil deGrasse Tyson is named after 13123 Tyson^[7].
• 13123 Tyson's follows is recorded as 13122 Drava^[8].
• 13123 Tyson's followed by is recorded as (13124) 1994 PS^[9].
• 13123 Tyson's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 13123 Tyson's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 13123 Tyson's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 KA^[12].
• 13123 Tyson's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 YO2^[13].
• 13123 Tyson's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1994-05-16T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 13123 Tyson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yhhv7^[15].
• 13123 Tyson's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20013123^[16].
• 13123 Tyson's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 13123 Tyson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.27'}^[18].
• 13123 Tyson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2714760'}^[19].
• 13123 Tyson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2721471253356904'}^[20].
• 13123 Tyson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.4'}^[21].
• 13123 Tyson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.65'}^[22].
• 13123 Tyson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.29098'}^[23].
• 13123 Tyson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.26980721210886'}^[24].
• 13123 Tyson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.62'}^[25].
• 13123 Tyson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1324.051902505154'}^[26].
• 13123 Tyson's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+3.3303'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

13123 Tyson's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Neil deGrasse Tyson is named after 13123 Tyson^[7].

Why It Matters

13123 Tyson ranks in the top 1% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]