(52494) 1996 AN8

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(52494) 1996 AN8

Summary

(52494) 1996 AN8 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (52494) 1996 AN8 is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch[2].
  • (52494) 1996 AN8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (52494) 1996 AN8's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory[4].
  • (52494) 1996 AN8's follows is recorded as (52493) 1995 YC17[5].
  • (52494) 1996 AN8's followed by is recorded as Q8331751[6].
  • (52494) 1996 AN8's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (52494) 1996 AN8's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (52494) 1996 AN8's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 GH172[9].
  • (52494) 1996 AN8's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 AN8[10].
  • (52494) 1996 AN8's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-01-13T00:00:00Z[11].
  • (52494) 1996 AN8's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20052494[12].
  • (52494) 1996 AN8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.07881004554734919'}[13].
  • (52494) 1996 AN8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.8'}[14].
  • (52494) 1996 AN8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.562004110512782'}[15].
  • (52494) 1996 AN8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1349.994212220264'}[16].
  • (52494) 1996 AN8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+293.5046774204844'}[17].
  • (52494) 1996 AN8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.390501312400624'}[18].
  • (52494) 1996 AN8's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.578896829711915'}[19].
  • (52494) 1996 AN8's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.202105795089333'}[20].
  • (52494) 1996 AN8's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+188.6952143996094'}[21].
  • (52494) 1996 AN8's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+26.65214422058742'}[22].
  • (52494) 1996 AN8's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 52494[23].
  • (52494) 1996 AN8's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[24].
  • (52494) 1996 AN8's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460900.5548876636'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(52494) 1996 AN8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

References

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

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] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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