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(15687) 1981 ES38

Summary

(15687) 1981 ES38 is an asteroid[1]. (15687) 1981 ES38 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • (15687) 1981 ES38 is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus[3].
  • (15687) 1981 ES38's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (15687) 1981 ES38's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory[5].
  • (15687) 1981 ES38's follows is recorded as (15686) 1981 EW33[6].
  • (15687) 1981 ES38's followed by is recorded as (15688) 1981 UW23[7].
  • (15687) 1981 ES38's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (15687) 1981 ES38's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (15687) 1981 ES38's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 ES38[10].
  • (15687) 1981 ES38's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 GS17[11].
  • (15687) 1981 ES38's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-03-01T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (15687) 1981 ES38's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20015687[13].
  • (15687) 1981 ES38's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.13'}[14].
  • (15687) 1981 ES38's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1320750'}[15].
  • (15687) 1981 ES38's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.132527759316607'}[16].
  • (15687) 1981 ES38's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.9'}[17].
  • (15687) 1981 ES38's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.01'}[18].
  • (15687) 1981 ES38's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.57559'}[19].
  • (15687) 1981 ES38's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.573699399471639'}[20].
  • (15687) 1981 ES38's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.68'}[21].
  • (15687) 1981 ES38's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1342.196555134934'}[22].
  • (15687) 1981 ES38's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+197.82153'}[23].
  • (15687) 1981 ES38's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+197.7638064207029'}[24].
  • (15687) 1981 ES38's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.3825354'}[25].
  • (15687) 1981 ES38's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.381287297425689'}[26].
  • (15687) 1981 ES38's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.697'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(15687) 1981 ES38's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(15687) 1981 ES38 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

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 . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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