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(37538) 1981 EK3

Summary

(37538) 1981 EK3 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (37538) 1981 EK3 is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus[2].
  • (37538) 1981 EK3's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (37538) 1981 EK3's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory[4].
  • (37538) 1981 EK3's follows is recorded as (37537) 1981 EP2[5].
  • (37538) 1981 EK3's followed by is recorded as (37539) 1981 EY4[6].
  • (37538) 1981 EK3's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (37538) 1981 EK3's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (37538) 1981 EK3's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 EK3[9].
  • (37538) 1981 EK3's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 GN11[10].
  • (37538) 1981 EK3's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-03-02T00:00:00Z[11].
  • (37538) 1981 EK3's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20037538[12].
  • (37538) 1981 EK3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.11'}[13].
  • (37538) 1981 EK3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1145997'}[14].
  • (37538) 1981 EK3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1164417418795369'}[15].
  • (37538) 1981 EK3's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.7'}[16].
  • (37538) 1981 EK3's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.85'}[17].
  • (37538) 1981 EK3's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.88973'}[18].
  • (37538) 1981 EK3's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.887048354872887'}[19].
  • (37538) 1981 EK3's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.25'}[20].
  • (37538) 1981 EK3's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1551.956884116712'}[21].
  • (37538) 1981 EK3's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+240.88759'}[22].
  • (37538) 1981 EK3's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+240.7663933360422'}[23].
  • (37538) 1981 EK3's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.6237975'}[24].
  • (37538) 1981 EK3's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.623337393941183'}[25].
  • (37538) 1981 EK3's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.924'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(37538) 1981 EK3'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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