1240 Centenaria

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1240 Centenaria

Summary

1240 Centenaria is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 36 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 1240 Centenaria is credited with the discovery of Richard Schorr[3].
  • 1240 Centenaria's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 1240 Centenaria's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Hamburg-Bergedorf Observatory[5].
  • 1240 Centenaria followed Q137239[6].
  • 1240 Centenaria was followed by Q137259[7].
  • 1240 Centenaria's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • 1240 Centenaria's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • 1240 Centenaria's provisional designation is recorded as 1930 VA[10].
  • 1240 Centenaria's provisional designation is recorded as 1930 XG[11].
  • 1240 Centenaria's provisional designation is recorded as 1932 CD[12].
  • 1240 Centenaria's provisional designation is recorded as A915 RF[13].
  • 1240 Centenaria's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1932-02-05T00:00:00Z[14].
  • 1240 Centenaria's significant event is recorded as naming[15].
  • 1240 Centenaria's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.172697'}[16].
  • 1240 Centenaria's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1749684'}[17].
  • 1240 Centenaria's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1753724716278405'}[18].
  • 1240 Centenaria's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.1'}[19].
  • 1240 Centenaria's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.12'}[20].
  • 1240 Centenaria's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+10.16857'}[21].
  • 1240 Centenaria's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+10.16163189803961'}[22].
  • 1240 Centenaria's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.85'}[23].
  • 1240 Centenaria's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1772.486059395265'}[24].
  • 1240 Centenaria's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+11.2907'}[25].
  • 1240 Centenaria's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+323.71297'}[26].
  • 1240 Centenaria's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+323.6562037103571'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

1240 Centenaria's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

1240 Centenaria has Wikipedia articles in 36 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

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. 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] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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.

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