1397 Umtata

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1397 Umtata

Summary

1397 Umtata is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 33 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 1397 Umtata is credited with the discovery of Cyril V. Jackson[3].
  • 1397 Umtata's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 1397 Umtata's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Union Observatory[5].
  • Mthatha is named after 1397 Umtata[6].
  • 1397 Umtata followed Q138707[7].
  • 1397 Umtata was followed by Q138725[8].
  • 1397 Umtata's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • 1397 Umtata's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • 1397 Umtata's provisional designation is recorded as 1931 GK[11].
  • 1397 Umtata's provisional designation is recorded as 1936 PG[12].
  • 1397 Umtata's provisional designation is recorded as 1945 QF[13].
  • 1397 Umtata's provisional designation is recorded as 1945 RC[14].
  • 1397 Umtata's provisional designation is recorded as 1948 EB1[15].
  • 1397 Umtata's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1936-08-09T00:00:00Z[16].
  • 1397 Umtata's significant event is recorded as naming[17].
  • 1397 Umtata's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.25'}[18].
  • 1397 Umtata's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2553329'}[19].
  • 1397 Umtata's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2537236010961507'}[20].
  • 1397 Umtata's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.47'}[21].
  • 1397 Umtata's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.42'}[22].
  • 1397 Umtata's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.51100'}[23].
  • 1397 Umtata's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.508771017333538'}[24].
  • 1397 Umtata's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.39'}[25].
  • 1397 Umtata's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1604.889649973087'}[26].
  • 1397 Umtata's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+30.0'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

1397 Umtata's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Origins

Mthatha is named after 1397 Umtata[6].

Why It Matters

1397 Umtata has Wikipedia articles in 33 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. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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.

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