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(15254) 1990 QM4

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(15254) 1990 QM4

Summary

(15254) 1990 QM4 is an asteroid[1]. (15254) 1990 QM4 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (15254) 1990 QM4 is credited with the discovery of Henry E. Holt[3].
  • (15254) 1990 QM4's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (15254) 1990 QM4's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[5].
  • (15254) 1990 QM4's follows is recorded as (15253) 1990 QA4[6].
  • (15254) 1990 QM4's followed by is recorded as (15255) 1990 QQ8[7].
  • (15254) 1990 QM4's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (15254) 1990 QM4's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (15254) 1990 QM4's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 HF4[10].
  • (15254) 1990 QM4's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 HU3[11].
  • (15254) 1990 QM4's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 QM4[12].
  • (15254) 1990 QM4's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1990-08-23T00:00:00Z[13].
  • (15254) 1990 QM4's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h54zhs[14].
  • (15254) 1990 QM4's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20015254[15].
  • (15254) 1990 QM4's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.14'}[16].
  • (15254) 1990 QM4's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1408537'}[17].
  • (15254) 1990 QM4's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1414556019394289'}[18].
  • (15254) 1990 QM4's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.0'}[19].
  • (15254) 1990 QM4's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.1'}[20].
  • (15254) 1990 QM4's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.23402'}[21].
  • (15254) 1990 QM4's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.234659631514067'}[22].
  • (15254) 1990 QM4's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.46'}[23].
  • (15254) 1990 QM4's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1262.061432683407'}[24].
  • (15254) 1990 QM4's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+2.318'}[25].
  • (15254) 1990 QM4's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+138.00028'}[26].
  • (15254) 1990 QM4's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+137.9810182354537'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(15254) 1990 QM4's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(15254) 1990 QM4 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (15254) 1990 QM4 is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . 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. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . 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.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.46'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1262.061432683407'}
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+124.31218'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+123.9590429602931'}
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+166.86095'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+131.6280229280629'}
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