15985 Bhatnagar

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15985 Bhatnagar

Summary

15985 Bhatnagar is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 15985 Bhatnagar is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[3].
  • 15985 Bhatnagar's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 15985 Bhatnagar's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[5].
  • 15985 Bhatnagar's follows is recorded as (15984) 1998 WM7[6].
  • 15985 Bhatnagar's followed by is recorded as 15986 Fienga[7].
  • 15985 Bhatnagar's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • 15985 Bhatnagar's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • 15985 Bhatnagar's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 LA[10].
  • 15985 Bhatnagar's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 VQ5[11].
  • 15985 Bhatnagar's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 RB14[12].
  • 15985 Bhatnagar's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 WU20[13].
  • 15985 Bhatnagar's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-11-18T00:00:00Z[14].
  • 15985 Bhatnagar's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20015985[15].
  • 15985 Bhatnagar's significant event is recorded as naming[16].
  • 15985 Bhatnagar's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05'}[17].
  • 15985 Bhatnagar's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0500121'}[18].
  • 15985 Bhatnagar's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05009050033123219'}[19].
  • 15985 Bhatnagar's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.0'}[20].
  • 15985 Bhatnagar's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.22'}[21].
  • 15985 Bhatnagar's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.54414'}[22].
  • 15985 Bhatnagar's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.542261746657528'}[23].
  • 15985 Bhatnagar's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.31'}[24].
  • 15985 Bhatnagar's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1210.372496427496'}[25].
  • 15985 Bhatnagar's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+18.2252'}[26].
  • 15985 Bhatnagar's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+216.97372'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

15985 Bhatnagar's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

15985 Bhatnagar has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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 . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . 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] . 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 sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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