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(16657) 1993 UB

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(16657) 1993 UB

Summary

(16657) 1993 UB is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (16657) 1993 UB is credited with the discovery of Robert H. McNaught[2].
  • (16657) 1993 UB's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (16657) 1993 UB's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object[4].
  • (16657) 1993 UB's instance of is recorded as near-Earth asteroid[5].
  • (16657) 1993 UB's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory[6].
  • (16657) 1993 UB's follows is recorded as (16656) 1993 TP37[7].
  • (16657) 1993 UB's followed by is recorded as (16658) 1993 UD1[8].
  • (16657) 1993 UB's minor planet group is recorded as Amor asteroid[9].
  • (16657) 1993 UB's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (16657) 1993 UB's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 UB[11].
  • (16657) 1993 UB's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1993-10-23T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (16657) 1993 UB's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h63rtj[13].
  • (16657) 1993 UB's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20016657[14].
  • (16657) 1993 UB's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid[15].
  • (16657) 1993 UB's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.46'}[16].
  • (16657) 1993 UB's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.4613547'}[17].
  • (16657) 1993 UB's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.4606673345001288'}[18].
  • (16657) 1993 UB's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.7'}[19].
  • (16657) 1993 UB's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.55'}[20].
  • (16657) 1993 UB's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+24.97864'}[21].
  • (16657) 1993 UB's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+24.94465811130447'}[22].
  • (16657) 1993 UB's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.43'}[23].
  • (16657) 1993 UB's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1254.761243535494'}[24].
  • (16657) 1993 UB's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+31.30061'}[25].
  • (16657) 1993 UB's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+31.18960066550266'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include asteroid[3], near-Earth object[4], and near-Earth asteroid[5].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . 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. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.43'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1254.761243535494'}
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+21.17284'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+21.29851738757032'}
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+142.93289'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+111.1064260440582'}
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