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(28973) 2001 KN42

Summary

(28973) 2001 KN42 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (28973) 2001 KN42 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (28973) 2001 KN42's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (28973) 2001 KN42's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (28973) 2001 KN42's follows is recorded as (28972) 2001 KV38[5].
  • (28973) 2001 KN42's followed by is recorded as (28974) 2001 KW59[6].
  • (28973) 2001 KN42's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (28973) 2001 KN42's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (28973) 2001 KN42's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 UP28[9].
  • (28973) 2001 KN42's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 WD7[10].
  • (28973) 2001 KN42's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 KN42[11].
  • (28973) 2001 KN42's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2001-05-21T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (28973) 2001 KN42's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20028973[13].
  • (28973) 2001 KN42's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.15'}[14].
  • (28973) 2001 KN42's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1455410'}[15].
  • (28973) 2001 KN42's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1458526873432905'}[16].
  • (28973) 2001 KN42's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.9'}[17].
  • (28973) 2001 KN42's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.96'}[18].
  • (28973) 2001 KN42's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+11.86005'}[19].
  • (28973) 2001 KN42's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+11.85140788656701'}[20].
  • (28973) 2001 KN42's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.3'}[21].
  • (28973) 2001 KN42's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1570.208796632122'}[22].
  • (28973) 2001 KN42's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+226.65641'}[23].
  • (28973) 2001 KN42's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+226.6049786357079'}[24].
  • (28973) 2001 KN42's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.6446959'}[25].
  • (28973) 2001 KN42's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.643865266881488'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(28973) 2001 KN42'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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