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(18540) 1996 XK31

Summary

(18540) 1996 XK31 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (18540) 1996 XK31 is credited with the discovery of Takao Kobayashi[2].
  • (18540) 1996 XK31's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (18540) 1996 XK31's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Ōizumi Observatory[4].
  • (18540) 1996 XK31's follows is recorded as (18539) 1996 XX30[5].
  • (18540) 1996 XK31's followed by is recorded as (18541) 1996 YA1[6].
  • (18540) 1996 XK31's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (18540) 1996 XK31's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (18540) 1996 XK31's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 QP131[9].
  • (18540) 1996 XK31's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 XK31[10].
  • (18540) 1996 XK31's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 RZ33[11].
  • (18540) 1996 XK31's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-12-14T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (18540) 1996 XK31's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20018540[13].
  • (18540) 1996 XK31's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.25'}[14].
  • (18540) 1996 XK31's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2519306'}[15].
  • (18540) 1996 XK31's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2504680746546429'}[16].
  • (18540) 1996 XK31's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.7'}[17].
  • (18540) 1996 XK31's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.9'}[18].
  • (18540) 1996 XK31's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.08782'}[19].
  • (18540) 1996 XK31's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.088814630891289'}[20].
  • (18540) 1996 XK31's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.38'}[21].
  • (18540) 1996 XK31's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1603.631197609427'}[22].
  • (18540) 1996 XK31's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+162.39149'}[23].
  • (18540) 1996 XK31's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+162.3526578525648'}[24].
  • (18540) 1996 XK31's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.6786925'}[25].
  • (18540) 1996 XK31's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.681250433875362'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(18540) 1996 XK31'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 . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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