- 12688 Baekeland
Infobox Planet
minorplanet = yes
width = 25em
bgcolour = #FFFFC0
apsis =
name = Baekeland
symbol =
caption =
discovery = yes
discovery_ref =
discoverer =E. W. Elst
discovery_site =European Southern Observatory
discovered =February 13 ,1988
designations = yes
mp_name = 12688
alt_names = 1988 CK4
mp_category =
orbit_ref =
epoch =May 14 ,2008
aphelion = 3.1063830
perihelion = 2.2643410
semimajor =
eccentricity = 0.1567837
period = 1607.3213129
avg_speed =
inclination = 12.04321
asc_node = 291.14232
mean_anomaly = 106.93664
arg_peri = 345.01666
satellites =
physical_characteristics = yes
dimensions =
mass =
density =
surface_grav =
escape_velocity =
sidereal_day =
axial_tilt =
pole_ecliptic_lat =
pole_ecliptic_lon =
albedo =
temperatures=
temp_name1 =
mean_temp_1 =
max_temp_1 =
temp_name2 =
max_temp_2 =
spectral_type =
abs_magnitude = 13.512688 Baekeland (1988 CK4) is a
Main-belt Asteroid discovered onFebruary 13 ,1988 byE. W. Elst at theEuropean Southern Observatory .External links
* [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=12688+Baekeland JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 12688 Baekeland]
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