1712 Angola

Summary

1712 Angola is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1712 Angola is credited with the discovery of Cyril V. Jackson^[3].
• 1712 Angola's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 1712 Angola's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Union Observatory^[5].
• Angola is named after 1712 Angola^[6].
• 1712 Angola's follows is recorded as Q142734^[7].
• 1712 Angola's followed by is recorded as Q142743^[8].
• 1712 Angola's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 1712 Angola's Commons category is recorded as 1712 Angola^[10].
• 1712 Angola's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 1712 Angola's provisional designation is recorded as 1929 GC^[12].
• 1712 Angola's provisional designation is recorded as 1935 KC^[13].
• 1712 Angola's provisional designation is recorded as 1935 ML^[14].
• 1712 Angola's provisional designation is recorded as 1946 JB^[15].
• 1712 Angola's provisional designation is recorded as 1953 SD^[16].
• 1712 Angola's provisional designation is recorded as 1963 MD^[17].
• 1712 Angola's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1935-05-28T00:00:00Z^[18].
• 1712 Angola's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y0shr^[19].
• 1712 Angola's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001712^[20].
• 1712 Angola's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 1712 Angola's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.15'}^[22].
• 1712 Angola's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1529993'}^[23].
• 1712 Angola's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.155318952402651'}^[24].
• 1712 Angola's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.1'}^[25].
• 1712 Angola's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.05'}^[26].
• 1712 Angola's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+19.39432'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

1712 Angola's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Angola is named after 1712 Angola^[6].

Why It Matters

1712 Angola ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]