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(21261) 1996 FF

Summary

(21261) 1996 FF is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (21261) 1996 FF is credited with the discovery of Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking[2].
  • (21261) 1996 FF's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (21261) 1996 FF's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Haleakalā Observatory[4].
  • (21261) 1996 FF's follows is recorded as (21260) 1996 FE[5].
  • (21261) 1996 FF's followed by is recorded as 21262 Kanba[6].
  • (21261) 1996 FF's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (21261) 1996 FF's minor planet group is recorded as inner asteroid belt[8].
  • (21261) 1996 FF's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (21261) 1996 FF's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 FG3[10].
  • (21261) 1996 FF's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 HE8[11].
  • (21261) 1996 FF's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 FF[12].
  • (21261) 1996 FF's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-03-16T00:00:00Z[13].
  • (21261) 1996 FF's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20021261[14].
  • (21261) 1996 FF's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.09'}[15].
  • (21261) 1996 FF's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0886018'}[16].
  • (21261) 1996 FF's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.08849496742187046'}[17].
  • (21261) 1996 FF's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.6'}[18].
  • (21261) 1996 FF's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.61'}[19].
  • (21261) 1996 FF's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+20.62653'}[20].
  • (21261) 1996 FF's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+20.62910215957898'}[21].
  • (21261) 1996 FF's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+2.71'}[22].
  • (21261) 1996 FF's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+989.4856308364557'}[23].
  • (21261) 1996 FF's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+3.26'}[24].
  • (21261) 1996 FF's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+203.61352'}[25].
  • (21261) 1996 FF's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+203.5571933571452'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(21261) 1996 FF'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. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . 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 . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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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