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(12977) 1978 NC

Summary

(12977) 1978 NC is an asteroid[1]. (12977) 1978 NC has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (12977) 1978 NC is credited with the discovery of Eleanor F. Helin[3].
  • (12977) 1978 NC is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker[4].
  • (12977) 1978 NC's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • (12977) 1978 NC's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[6].
  • (12977) 1978 NC's follows is recorded as 12976 Kalinenkov[7].
  • (12977) 1978 NC's followed by is recorded as Q2624298[8].
  • (12977) 1978 NC's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • (12977) 1978 NC's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (12977) 1978 NC's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 LM1[11].
  • (12977) 1978 NC's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 NC[12].
  • (12977) 1978 NC's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1978-07-10T00:00:00Z[13].
  • (12977) 1978 NC's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0k1v95w[14].
  • (12977) 1978 NC's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012977[15].
  • (12977) 1978 NC's significant event is recorded as naming[16].
  • (12977) 1978 NC's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.20'}[17].
  • (12977) 1978 NC's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1991131'}[18].
  • (12977) 1978 NC's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1990199572289541'}[19].
  • (12977) 1978 NC's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}[20].
  • (12977) 1978 NC's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.31'}[21].
  • (12977) 1978 NC's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+27.62956'}[22].
  • (12977) 1978 NC's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+27.66314486490296'}[23].
  • (12977) 1978 NC's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.09'}[24].
  • (12977) 1978 NC's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1494.642245166651'}[25].
  • (12977) 1978 NC's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+114.45064'}[26].
  • (12977) 1978 NC's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+114.3439869489542'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(12977) 1978 NC's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

Why It Matters

(12977) 1978 NC has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (12977) 1978 NC is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

Eleanor F. Helin Eugene Merle Shoemaker

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . 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. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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