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(34979) 2173 T-3

Summary

(34979) 2173 T-3 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (34979) 2173 T-3 is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten[2].
  • (34979) 2173 T-3 is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld[3].
  • (34979) 2173 T-3 is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels[4].
  • (34979) 2173 T-3's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • (34979) 2173 T-3's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[6].
  • (34979) 2173 T-3's follows is recorded as 34978 van 't Hoff[7].
  • (34979) 2173 T-3's followed by is recorded as (34980) 2307 T-3[8].
  • (34979) 2173 T-3's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • (34979) 2173 T-3's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (34979) 2173 T-3's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 WJ2[11].
  • (34979) 2173 T-3's provisional designation is recorded as 2173 T-3[12].
  • (34979) 2173 T-3's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1977-10-16T00:00:00Z[13].
  • (34979) 2173 T-3's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20034979[14].
  • (34979) 2173 T-3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.14'}[15].
  • (34979) 2173 T-3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1385709'}[16].
  • (34979) 2173 T-3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1381291255061188'}[17].
  • (34979) 2173 T-3's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.0'}[18].
  • (34979) 2173 T-3's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.16'}[19].
  • (34979) 2173 T-3's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+8.38922'}[20].
  • (34979) 2173 T-3's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+8.385835668733618'}[21].
  • (34979) 2173 T-3's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.36'}[22].
  • (34979) 2173 T-3's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1226.807012152723'}[23].
  • (34979) 2173 T-3's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+2.49'}[24].
  • (34979) 2173 T-3's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+211.81030'}[25].
  • (34979) 2173 T-3's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+211.7185754990678'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(34979) 2173 T-3's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . 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. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . 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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