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(22444) 1996 TK12

Summary

(22444) 1996 TK12 is an asteroid[1]. (22444) 1996 TK12 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (22444) 1996 TK12 is credited with the discovery of Yoshisada Shimizu[3].
  • (22444) 1996 TK12 is credited with the discovery of Takeshi Urata[4].
  • (22444) 1996 TK12's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • (22444) 1996 TK12's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nachi-Katsuura Observatory[6].
  • (22444) 1996 TK12 followed (22443) 1996 TJ11[7].
  • (22444) 1996 TK12 was followed by (22445) 1996 TT14[8].
  • (22444) 1996 TK12's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • (22444) 1996 TK12's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (22444) 1996 TK12's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 SW11[11].
  • (22444) 1996 TK12's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 TK12[12].
  • (22444) 1996 TK12's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 NY12[13].
  • (22444) 1996 TK12's time of discovery or invention is recorded as October 15, 1996[14].
  • (22444) 1996 TK12's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.22'}[15].
  • (22444) 1996 TK12's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2212370'}[16].
  • (22444) 1996 TK12's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2214350960404571'}[17].
  • (22444) 1996 TK12's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.2'}[18].
  • (22444) 1996 TK12's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.29'}[19].
  • (22444) 1996 TK12's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.52513'}[20].
  • (22444) 1996 TK12's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.523532055251704'}[21].
  • (22444) 1996 TK12's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.48'}[22].
  • (22444) 1996 TK12's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1271.586971358224'}[23].
  • (22444) 1996 TK12's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+24.81069'}[24].
  • (22444) 1996 TK12's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+24.70358318535379'}[25].
  • (22444) 1996 TK12's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.2968129'}[26].
  • (22444) 1996 TK12's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.297021684572106'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(22444) 1996 TK12's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

Why It Matters

(22444) 1996 TK12 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (22444) 1996 TK12 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Peter James · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → Yoshisada Shimizu, Takeshi Urata
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.805'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.805662901902342'}
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.2968129'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.297021684572106'}
    Instance of → —
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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