212991 Garcíalorca

Summary

212991 Garcíalorca is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 212991 Garcíalorca is credited with the discovery of Felix Hormuth^[3].
• 212991 Garcíalorca's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 212991 Garcíalorca's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Calar Alto Observatory^[5].
• Federico García Lorca is named after 212991 Garcíalorca^[6].
• 212991 Garcíalorca followed (212990) 2009 DT24^[7].
• 212991 Garcíalorca was followed by (212992) 2009 DW56^[8].
• 212991 Garcíalorca's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 212991 Garcíalorca's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 212991 Garcíalorca's provisional designation is recorded as 2007 RC249^[11].
• 212991 Garcíalorca's provisional designation is recorded as 2009 DE30^[12].
• 212991 Garcíalorca's time of discovery or invention is recorded as February 23, 2009^[13].
• 212991 Garcíalorca's significant event is recorded as naming^[14].
• 212991 Garcíalorca's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05'}^[15].
• 212991 Garcíalorca's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.04820030364599864'}^[16].
• 212991 Garcíalorca's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.0'}^[17].
• 212991 Garcíalorca's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.05'}^[18].
• 212991 Garcíalorca's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.9'}^[19].
• 212991 Garcíalorca's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.888273699660341'}^[20].
• 212991 Garcíalorca's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1230.952076472374'}^[21].
• 212991 Garcíalorca's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+161.3'}^[22].
• 212991 Garcíalorca's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+161.1475215280595'}^[23].
• 212991 Garcíalorca's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.247821455598808'}^[24].
• 212991 Garcíalorca's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.356167132300661'}^[25].
• 212991 Garcíalorca's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.139475778896955'}^[26].
• 212991 Garcíalorca's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+309.7'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

212991 Garcíalorca's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Federico García Lorca is named after 212991 Garcíalorca^[6].

Why It Matters

212991 Garcíalorca ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]