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(15875) 1996 TP66

resonant trans-Neptunian object
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(15875) 1996 TP66
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(15875) 1996 TP66

Summary

(15875) 1996 TP66 is an asteroid[1]. (15875) 1996 TP66 ranks in the top 1% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • (15875) 1996 TP66 is credited with the discovery of Jane Luu[3].
  • (15875) 1996 TP66 is credited with the discovery of David Clifford Jewitt[4].
  • (15875) 1996 TP66 is credited with the discovery of Chadwick Trujillo[5].
  • (15875) 1996 TP66's image is recorded as 1996TP66-orbit.png[6].
  • (15875) 1996 TP66's instance of is recorded as asteroid[7].
  • (15875) 1996 TP66's instance of is recorded as trans-Neptunian object[8].
  • (15875) 1996 TP66's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Mauna Kea Observatories[9].
  • (15875) 1996 TP66's follows is recorded as (15874) 1996 TL66[10].
  • (15875) 1996 TP66's followed by is recorded as (15876) 1996 VO38[11].
  • (15875) 1996 TP66's minor planet group is recorded as trans-Neptunian object[12].
  • (15875) 1996 TP66's minor planet group is recorded as plutino[13].
  • (15875) 1996 TP66's Commons category is recorded as (15875) 1996 TP66[14].
  • (15875) 1996 TP66's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[15].
  • (15875) 1996 TP66's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 TP66[16].
  • (15875) 1996 TP66's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-10-11T00:00:00Z[17].
  • (15875) 1996 TP66's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0274wr2[18].
  • (15875) 1996 TP66's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20015875[19].
  • (15875) 1996 TP66's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.33'}[20].
  • (15875) 1996 TP66's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3276422'}[21].
  • (15875) 1996 TP66's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3344643588012101'}[22].
  • (15875) 1996 TP66's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+21.6'}[23].
  • (15875) 1996 TP66's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.0'}[24].
  • (15875) 1996 TP66's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.36'}[25].
  • (15875) 1996 TP66's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.693'}[26].
  • (15875) 1996 TP66's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.70001'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include asteroid[7] and trans-Neptunian object[8].

Why It Matters

(15875) 1996 TP66 ranks in the top 1% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month).[2] (15875) 1996 TP66 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] (15875) 1996 TP66 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Chadwick Trujillo David Clifford Jewitt Jane Luu Mauna Kea Observatories

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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