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161715 Wenchuan

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161715 Wenchuan

Summary

161715 Wenchuan is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 161715 Wenchuan is credited with the discovery of Quanzhi Ye[3].
  • 161715 Wenchuan is credited with the discovery of Ting Chang Yang[4].
  • 161715 Wenchuan's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • 161715 Wenchuan's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Lulin Observatory[6].
  • Wenchuan County is named after 161715 Wenchuan[7].
  • 161715 Wenchuan's follows is recorded as (161714) 2006 MH[8].
  • 161715 Wenchuan's followed by is recorded as (161716) 2006 OS15[9].
  • 161715 Wenchuan's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[10].
  • 161715 Wenchuan's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[11].
  • 161715 Wenchuan's provisional designation is recorded as 2006 MZ12[12].
  • 161715 Wenchuan's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2006-06-23T00:00:00Z[13].
  • 161715 Wenchuan's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20161715[14].
  • 161715 Wenchuan's significant event is recorded as naming[15].
  • 161715 Wenchuan's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.16'}[16].
  • 161715 Wenchuan's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1591817407426843'}[17].
  • 161715 Wenchuan's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.1'}[18].
  • 161715 Wenchuan's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.21'}[19].
  • 161715 Wenchuan's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.6'}[20].
  • 161715 Wenchuan's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.569920742302217'}[21].
  • 161715 Wenchuan's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1489.199421242864'}[22].
  • 161715 Wenchuan's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+301.7'}[23].
  • 161715 Wenchuan's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+301.3973573490068'}[24].
  • 161715 Wenchuan's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.552130951745786'}[25].
  • 161715 Wenchuan's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.958383599247964'}[26].
  • 161715 Wenchuan's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.145878304243608'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

161715 Wenchuan's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

History and Context

Wenchuan County is named after 161715 Wenchuan[7].

Why It Matters

161715 Wenchuan has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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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