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(16378) 1981 ET17

Summary

(16378) 1981 ET17 is an asteroid[1]. (16378) 1981 ET17 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • (16378) 1981 ET17 is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus[3].
  • (16378) 1981 ET17's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (16378) 1981 ET17's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory[5].
  • (16378) 1981 ET17's follows is recorded as (16377) 1981 EY11[6].
  • (16378) 1981 ET17's followed by is recorded as (16379) 1981 EJ18[7].
  • (16378) 1981 ET17's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (16378) 1981 ET17's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (16378) 1981 ET17's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 ET17[10].
  • (16378) 1981 ET17's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 XR[11].
  • (16378) 1981 ET17's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-03-02T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (16378) 1981 ET17's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20016378[13].
  • (16378) 1981 ET17's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.24'}[14].
  • (16378) 1981 ET17's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2412226'}[15].
  • (16378) 1981 ET17's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2389059139375'}[16].
  • (16378) 1981 ET17's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.6'}[17].
  • (16378) 1981 ET17's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.92'}[18].
  • (16378) 1981 ET17's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.18284'}[19].
  • (16378) 1981 ET17's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.179604966613551'}[20].
  • (16378) 1981 ET17's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.27'}[21].
  • (16378) 1981 ET17's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1563.844111546372'}[22].
  • (16378) 1981 ET17's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+278.13518'}[23].
  • (16378) 1981 ET17's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+277.912925232606'}[24].
  • (16378) 1981 ET17's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.6337247'}[25].
  • (16378) 1981 ET17's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.636716001803446'}[26].
  • (16378) 1981 ET17's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.269'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(16378) 1981 ET17's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(16378) 1981 ET17 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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