(20261) 1998 FM12

Summary

(20261) 1998 FM12 is an asteroid^[1]. (20261) 1998 FM12 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• (20261) 1998 FM12 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program^[3].
• (20261) 1998 FM12's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• (20261) 1998 FM12's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station^[5].
• (20261) 1998 FM12's follows is recorded as (20260) 1998 FL11^[6].
• (20261) 1998 FM12's followed by is recorded as (20262) 1998 FB14^[7].
• (20261) 1998 FM12's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• (20261) 1998 FM12's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• (20261) 1998 FM12's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 SS42^[10].
• (20261) 1998 FM12's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 FM12^[11].
• (20261) 1998 FM12's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-03-19T00:00:00Z^[12].
• (20261) 1998 FM12's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20020261^[13].
• (20261) 1998 FM12's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.22'}^[14].
• (20261) 1998 FM12's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2161317'}^[15].
• (20261) 1998 FM12's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.215038542130963'}^[16].
• (20261) 1998 FM12's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}^[17].
• (20261) 1998 FM12's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.41'}^[18].
• (20261) 1998 FM12's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.99479'}^[19].
• (20261) 1998 FM12's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.999566194352653'}^[20].
• (20261) 1998 FM12's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.11'}^[21].
• (20261) 1998 FM12's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1502.718327971277'}^[22].
• (20261) 1998 FM12's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+4.55'}^[23].
• (20261) 1998 FM12's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+158.90146'}^[24].
• (20261) 1998 FM12's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+158.6610222731989'}^[25].
• (20261) 1998 FM12's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.5642075'}^[26].
• (20261) 1998 FM12's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.567553121057803'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(20261) 1998 FM12's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

(20261) 1998 FM12 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] (20261) 1998 FM12 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]