(131695) 2001 XS254

Summary

(131695) 2001 XS254 is a trans-Neptunian object^[1]. (131695) 2001 XS254 has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• (131695) 2001 XS254 is credited with the discovery of Scott S. Sheppard^[3].
• (131695) 2001 XS254 is credited with the discovery of David Clifford Jewitt^[4].
• (131695) 2001 XS254 is credited with the discovery of Jan Kleyna^[5].
• (131695) 2001 XS254's instance of is recorded as trans-Neptunian object^[6].
• (131695) 2001 XS254's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[7].
• (131695) 2001 XS254's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Mauna Kea Observatories^[8].
• (131695) 2001 XS254's follows is recorded as (131694) 2001 XZ239^[9].
• (131695) 2001 XS254's followed by is recorded as (131696) 2001 XT254^[10].
• (131695) 2001 XS254's minor planet group is recorded as trans-Neptunian object^[11].
• (131695) 2001 XS254's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• (131695) 2001 XS254's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 XS254^[13].
• (131695) 2001 XS254's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2001-12-09T00:00:00Z^[14].
• (131695) 2001 XS254's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20131695^[15].
• (131695) 2001 XS254's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.054'}^[16].
• (131695) 2001 XS254's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05641287014160796'}^[17].
• (131695) 2001 XS254's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.7'}^[18].
• (131695) 2001 XS254's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.65'}^[19].
• (131695) 2001 XS254's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.3'}^[20].
• (131695) 2001 XS254's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.257523794578382'}^[21].
• (131695) 2001 XS254's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+83488.10891847174'}^[22].
• (131695) 2001 XS254's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+94.7'}^[23].
• (131695) 2001 XS254's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+94.64289079923678'}^[24].
• (131695) 2001 XS254's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+37.38385912229082'}^[25].
• (131695) 2001 XS254's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+39.49278991234878'}^[26].
• (131695) 2001 XS254's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+35.27492833223286'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Scott S. Sheppard^[3], an astronomer^[28], b. 1977^[29], of United States^[30], specialised in astronomy^[31]; David Clifford Jewitt^[4], an astronomer^[32], b. 1958^[33], of United States^[34], awarded the Kavli Prize in Astrophysics^[35], specialised in astronomy^[36]; and Jan Kleyna^[5], an astronomer^[37], b. 1970^[38], of United Kingdom^[39], specialised in astronomy^[40].

Why It Matters

(131695) 2001 XS254 has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]