10638 McGlothlin

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10638 McGlothlin

Summary

10638 McGlothlin is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 10638 McGlothlin is credited with the discovery of Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search[3].
  • 10638 McGlothlin's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 10638 McGlothlin's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station[5].
  • 10638 McGlothlin's follows is recorded as 10637 Heimlich[6].
  • 10638 McGlothlin's followed by is recorded as 10639 Gleason[7].
  • 10638 McGlothlin's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • 10638 McGlothlin's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • 10638 McGlothlin's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 GE[10].
  • 10638 McGlothlin's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 DE9[11].
  • 10638 McGlothlin's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 KY[12].
  • 10638 McGlothlin's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 SV54[13].
  • 10638 McGlothlin's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-09-16T00:00:00Z[14].
  • 10638 McGlothlin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7dr5[15].
  • 10638 McGlothlin's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20010638[16].
  • 10638 McGlothlin's significant event is recorded as naming[17].
  • 10638 McGlothlin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.15'}[18].
  • 10638 McGlothlin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1481790'}[19].
  • 10638 McGlothlin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1497258463999031'}[20].
  • 10638 McGlothlin's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.8'}[21].
  • 10638 McGlothlin's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.94'}[22].
  • 10638 McGlothlin's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.28653'}[23].
  • 10638 McGlothlin's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.292936527675277'}[24].
  • 10638 McGlothlin's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.59'}[25].
  • 10638 McGlothlin's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2043.260915404046'}[26].
  • 10638 McGlothlin's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+9.0'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

10638 McGlothlin's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

10638 McGlothlin has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital period {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.59'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2043.260915404046'}
    Followed by
    Albedo {'amount': '+0.071'}
    Parent astronomical body Sun
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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