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(16727) 1996 EK2

Summary

(16727) 1996 EK2 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (16727) 1996 EK2 is credited with the discovery of Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking[2].
  • (16727) 1996 EK2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (16727) 1996 EK2's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Haleakalā Observatory[4].
  • (16727) 1996 EK2's follows is recorded as (16726) 1996 DC[5].
  • (16727) 1996 EK2's followed by is recorded as (16728) 1996 GB18[6].
  • (16727) 1996 EK2's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (16727) 1996 EK2's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (16727) 1996 EK2's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 EK2[9].
  • (16727) 1996 EK2's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 FN2[10].
  • (16727) 1996 EK2's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-03-15T00:00:00Z[11].
  • (16727) 1996 EK2's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20016727[12].
  • (16727) 1996 EK2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.19'}[13].
  • (16727) 1996 EK2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1900731'}[14].
  • (16727) 1996 EK2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1904474678835286'}[15].
  • (16727) 1996 EK2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.2'}[16].
  • (16727) 1996 EK2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.33'}[17].
  • (16727) 1996 EK2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.91909'}[18].
  • (16727) 1996 EK2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.920042543794966'}[19].
  • (16727) 1996 EK2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.2'}[20].
  • (16727) 1996 EK2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1167.799331699236'}[21].
  • (16727) 1996 EK2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+192.86987'}[22].
  • (16727) 1996 EK2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+192.8370946967974'}[23].
  • (16727) 1996 EK2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.1708781'}[24].
  • (16727) 1996 EK2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.170267150972162'}[25].
  • (16727) 1996 EK2's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.584'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(16727) 1996 EK2'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 . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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