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(160509) 1990 EG5

Summary

(160509) 1990 EG5 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (160509) 1990 EG5 is credited with the discovery of Robert H. McNaught[2].
  • (160509) 1990 EG5's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (160509) 1990 EG5's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory[4].
  • (160509) 1990 EG5 followed (160508) 4319 T-3[5].
  • (160509) 1990 EG5 was followed by (160510) 1990 RG1[6].
  • (160509) 1990 EG5's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (160509) 1990 EG5's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (160509) 1990 EG5's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 EG5[9].
  • (160509) 1990 EG5's provisional designation is recorded as 2006 KC39[10].
  • (160509) 1990 EG5's time of discovery or invention is recorded as March 4, 1990[11].
  • (160509) 1990 EG5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1724755973666571'}[12].
  • (160509) 1990 EG5's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.58'}[13].
  • (160509) 1990 EG5's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+12.22751496029744'}[14].
  • (160509) 1990 EG5's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1986.864219461611'}[15].
  • (160509) 1990 EG5's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+297.7594157674781'}[16].
  • (160509) 1990 EG5's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.092999439499634'}[17].
  • (160509) 1990 EG5's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.62646636548207'}[18].
  • (160509) 1990 EG5's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.559532513517199'}[19].
  • (160509) 1990 EG5's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+290.5034412450161'}[20].
  • (160509) 1990 EG5's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+194.9198872235143'}[21].
  • (160509) 1990 EG5's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[22].
  • (160509) 1990 EG5's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461911.58824839'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(160509) 1990 EG5's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Peter James · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Epoch → November 21, 2025
    Minor planet center body id → 160509
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+
    Absolute magnitude → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.58'}
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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