6712 Hornstein

Summary

6712 Hornstein is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 6712 Hornstein is credited with the discovery of Antonín Mrkos^[3].
• 6712 Hornstein's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 6712 Hornstein's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kleť Observatory^[5].
• Carl Hornstein is named after 6712 Hornstein^[6].
• 6712 Hornstein's follows is recorded as Q246252^[7].
• 6712 Hornstein's followed by is recorded as 6713 Coggie^[8].
• 6712 Hornstein's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 6712 Hornstein's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 6712 Hornstein's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 FN2^[11].
• 6712 Hornstein's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 DS1^[12].
• 6712 Hornstein's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 EP7^[13].
• 6712 Hornstein's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 GM9^[14].
• 6712 Hornstein's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1990-02-23T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 6712 Hornstein's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y3wp8^[16].
• 6712 Hornstein's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20006712^[17].
• 6712 Hornstein's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 6712 Hornstein's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.12'}^[19].
• 6712 Hornstein's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1231425'}^[20].
• 6712 Hornstein's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1247574033921623'}^[21].
• 6712 Hornstein's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.0'}^[22].
• 6712 Hornstein's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.1'}^[23].
• 6712 Hornstein's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.25'}^[24].
• 6712 Hornstein's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.96903'}^[25].
• 6712 Hornstein's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.9683836875675559'}^[26].
• 6712 Hornstein's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.72'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

6712 Hornstein's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Carl Hornstein is named after 6712 Hornstein^[6].

Why It Matters

6712 Hornstein ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]