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(15688) 1981 UW23

Summary

(15688) 1981 UW23 is an asteroid[1]. (15688) 1981 UW23 is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • (15688) 1981 UW23 is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus[3].
  • (15688) 1981 UW23's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (15688) 1981 UW23's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[5].
  • (15688) 1981 UW23's follows is recorded as (15687) 1981 ES38[6].
  • (15688) 1981 UW23's followed by is recorded as (15689) 1981 UP25[7].
  • (15688) 1981 UW23's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (15688) 1981 UW23's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (15688) 1981 UW23's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 UW23[10].
  • (15688) 1981 UW23's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 WS3[11].
  • (15688) 1981 UW23's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 ES103[12].
  • (15688) 1981 UW23's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-10-24T00:00:00Z[13].
  • (15688) 1981 UW23's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20015688[14].
  • (15688) 1981 UW23's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.20'}[15].
  • (15688) 1981 UW23's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2020086'}[16].
  • (15688) 1981 UW23's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2032857770810162'}[17].
  • (15688) 1981 UW23's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.8'}[18].
  • (15688) 1981 UW23's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.96'}[19].
  • (15688) 1981 UW23's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+13.94613'}[20].
  • (15688) 1981 UW23's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+13.95253483627185'}[21].
  • (15688) 1981 UW23's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.17'}[22].
  • (15688) 1981 UW23's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1523.322378387098'}[23].
  • (15688) 1981 UW23's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+59.65178'}[24].
  • (15688) 1981 UW23's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+59.61044409528192'}[25].
  • (15688) 1981 UW23's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.5927562'}[26].
  • (15688) 1981 UW23's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.590969278436761'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(15688) 1981 UW23's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(15688) 1981 UW23 is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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 aliases. wikidata.org.

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