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(52256) 1981 EM38

Summary

(52256) 1981 EM38 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (52256) 1981 EM38 is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus[2].
  • (52256) 1981 EM38's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (52256) 1981 EM38's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory[4].
  • (52256) 1981 EM38's follows is recorded as (52255) 1981 EM37[5].
  • (52256) 1981 EM38's followed by is recorded as (52257) 1981 EJ42[6].
  • (52256) 1981 EM38's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (52256) 1981 EM38's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (52256) 1981 EM38's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 EM38[9].
  • (52256) 1981 EM38's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-03-01T00:00:00Z[10].
  • (52256) 1981 EM38's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20052256[11].
  • (52256) 1981 EM38's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1216277720749023'}[12].
  • (52256) 1981 EM38's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.66'}[13].
  • (52256) 1981 EM38's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.206513726604191'}[14].
  • (52256) 1981 EM38's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1682.457708172794'}[15].
  • (52256) 1981 EM38's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+303.7419627049619'}[16].
  • (52256) 1981 EM38's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.76841049018886'}[17].
  • (52256) 1981 EM38's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.105126090299319'}[18].
  • (52256) 1981 EM38's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.4316948900784'}[19].
  • (52256) 1981 EM38's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+166.6239476310267'}[20].
  • (52256) 1981 EM38's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+306.4453478637004'}[21].
  • (52256) 1981 EM38's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 52256[22].
  • (52256) 1981 EM38's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[23].
  • (52256) 1981 EM38's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461250.78732582'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(52256) 1981 EM38'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 . 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 . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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