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(52257) 1981 EJ42

Summary

(52257) 1981 EJ42 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (52257) 1981 EJ42 is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus[2].
  • (52257) 1981 EJ42's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (52257) 1981 EJ42's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory[4].
  • (52257) 1981 EJ42's follows is recorded as (52256) 1981 EM38[5].
  • (52257) 1981 EJ42's followed by is recorded as (52258) 1981 EE44[6].
  • (52257) 1981 EJ42's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (52257) 1981 EJ42's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (52257) 1981 EJ42's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 DC8[9].
  • (52257) 1981 EJ42's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 EJ42[10].
  • (52257) 1981 EJ42's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-03-02T00:00:00Z[11].
  • (52257) 1981 EJ42's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20052257[12].
  • (52257) 1981 EJ42's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1074595200338961'}[13].
  • (52257) 1981 EJ42's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.93'}[14].
  • (52257) 1981 EJ42's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+11.28663924978299'}[15].
  • (52257) 1981 EJ42's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2070.81292259886'}[16].
  • (52257) 1981 EJ42's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+183.5711065413539'}[17].
  • (52257) 1981 EJ42's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.179520477671326'}[18].
  • (52257) 1981 EJ42's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.521190222139831'}[19].
  • (52257) 1981 EJ42's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.837850733202822'}[20].
  • (52257) 1981 EJ42's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+349.6346425137299'}[21].
  • (52257) 1981 EJ42's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+340.3074868377624'}[22].
  • (52257) 1981 EJ42's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+7.418'}[23].
  • (52257) 1981 EJ42's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.035'}[24].
  • (52257) 1981 EJ42's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 52257[25].
  • (52257) 1981 EJ42's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(52257) 1981 EJ42'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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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] ↑ . 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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