79912 Terrell

Summary

79912 Terrell is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 79912 Terrell is credited with the discovery of Walter R. Cooney, Jr.^[3].
• 79912 Terrell is credited with the discovery of Ethan Kandler^[4].
• 79912 Terrell's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 79912 Terrell's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Highland Road Park Observatory^[6].
• Dirk Terrell is named after 79912 Terrell^[7].
• 79912 Terrell's follows is recorded as Q15201875^[8].
• 79912 Terrell's followed by is recorded as Q15201876^[9].
• 79912 Terrell's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 79912 Terrell's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 79912 Terrell's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 PP1^[12].
• 79912 Terrell's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 CC3^[13].
• 79912 Terrell's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-02-10T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 79912 Terrell's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yh5pj^[15].
• 79912 Terrell's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20079912^[16].
• 79912 Terrell's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 79912 Terrell's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.16'}^[18].
• 79912 Terrell's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1623770751688802'}^[19].
• 79912 Terrell's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.9'}^[20].
• 79912 Terrell's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.97'}^[21].
• 79912 Terrell's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.7'}^[22].
• 79912 Terrell's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.70974787990909'}^[23].
• 79912 Terrell's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1596.218213659743'}^[24].
• 79912 Terrell's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+307.7'}^[25].
• 79912 Terrell's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+307.3504539996901'}^[26].
• 79912 Terrell's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.672981113069501'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

79912 Terrell's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Dirk Terrell is named after 79912 Terrell^[7].

Why It Matters

79912 Terrell has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]