3012 Minsk

Summary

3012 Minsk is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 3012 Minsk is credited with the discovery of Nikolai Chernykh^[3].
• 3012 Minsk's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3012 Minsk's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Crimean Astrophysical Observatory^[5].
• Minsk is named after 3012 Minsk^[6].
• 3012 Minsk followed Q150596^[7].
• 3012 Minsk was followed by 3013 Dobrovoleva^[8].
• 3012 Minsk's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 3012 Minsk's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt^[10].
• 3012 Minsk's Commons category is recorded as 3012 Minsk^[11].
• 3012 Minsk's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 3012 Minsk's provisional designation is recorded as 1950 SU^[13].
• 3012 Minsk's provisional designation is recorded as 1953 GA2^[14].
• 3012 Minsk's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 SN2^[15].
• 3012 Minsk's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 QU9^[16].
• 3012 Minsk's time of discovery or invention is recorded as August 27, 1979^[17].
• 3012 Minsk's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 3012 Minsk's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07'}^[19].
• 3012 Minsk's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0685342'}^[20].
• 3012 Minsk's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07187528966622535'}^[21].
• 3012 Minsk's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.0'}^[22].
• 3012 Minsk's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.1'}^[23].
• 3012 Minsk's different from is recorded as Mińsk^[24].
• 3012 Minsk's orbital inclination is recorded as {'amount': '+18.18915'}^[25].
• 3012 Minsk's orbital inclination is recorded as {'amount': '+18.19217753195743'}^[26].
• 3012 Minsk's orbital period is recorded as {'amount': '+5.8'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3012 Minsk's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Minsk is named after 3012 Minsk^[6].

Why It Matters

3012 Minsk ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]