(131697) 2001 XH255

Summary

(131697) 2001 XH255 is a resonant trans-Neptunian object^[1]. (131697) 2001 XH255 draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (resonant_trans_neptunian_object category, ranking #9 of 11).^[2]

Key Facts

• (131697) 2001 XH255 is credited with the discovery of Scott S. Sheppard^[3].
• (131697) 2001 XH255 is credited with the discovery of David Clifford Jewitt^[4].
• (131697) 2001 XH255 is credited with the discovery of Jan Kleyna^[5].
• (131697) 2001 XH255's image is recorded as 2001XH255AnimwithJup.gif^[6].
• (131697) 2001 XH255's instance of is recorded as resonant trans-Neptunian object^[7].
• (131697) 2001 XH255's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[8].
• (131697) 2001 XH255's instance of is recorded as trans-Neptunian object^[9].
• (131697) 2001 XH255's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Mauna Kea Observatories^[10].
• (131697) 2001 XH255's follows is recorded as (131696) 2001 XT254^[11].
• (131697) 2001 XH255's followed by is recorded as (131698) 2001 XS257^[12].
• (131697) 2001 XH255's minor planet group is recorded as trans-Neptunian object^[13].
• (131697) 2001 XH255's minor planet group is recorded as 4:5-resonant trans-Neptunian object^[14].
• (131697) 2001 XH255's Commons category is recorded as (131697) 2001 XH255^[15].
• (131697) 2001 XH255's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[16].
• (131697) 2001 XH255's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 XH255^[17].
• (131697) 2001 XH255's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2001-12-11T00:00:00Z^[18].
• (131697) 2001 XH255's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05f7rr5^[19].
• (131697) 2001 XH255's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20131697^[20].
• (131697) 2001 XH255's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0789'}^[21].
• (131697) 2001 XH255's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07679058420102575'}^[22].
• (131697) 2001 XH255's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+23.6'}^[23].
• (131697) 2001 XH255's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.2'}^[24].
• (131697) 2001 XH255's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.29'}^[25].
• (131697) 2001 XH255's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.849'}^[26].
• (131697) 2001 XH255's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.850484032065148'}^[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

(131697) 2001 XH255 draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (resonant_trans_neptunian_object category, ranking #9 of 11).^[2] (131697) 2001 XH255 has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41]