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(16728) 1996 GB18

Summary

(16728) 1996 GB18 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (16728) 1996 GB18 is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst[2].
  • (16728) 1996 GB18's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (16728) 1996 GB18's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory[4].
  • (16728) 1996 GB18's follows is recorded as (16727) 1996 EK2[5].
  • (16728) 1996 GB18's followed by is recorded as (16729) 1996 GA19[6].
  • (16728) 1996 GB18's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (16728) 1996 GB18's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (16728) 1996 GB18's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 TL18[9].
  • (16728) 1996 GB18's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 GB18[10].
  • (16728) 1996 GB18's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 UJ15[11].
  • (16728) 1996 GB18's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-04-15T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (16728) 1996 GB18's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20016728[13].
  • (16728) 1996 GB18's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05'}[14].
  • (16728) 1996 GB18's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0541719'}[15].
  • (16728) 1996 GB18's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05402836099509608'}[16].
  • (16728) 1996 GB18's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.0'}[17].
  • (16728) 1996 GB18's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.19'}[18].
  • (16728) 1996 GB18's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.29702'}[19].
  • (16728) 1996 GB18's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.292821924649962'}[20].
  • (16728) 1996 GB18's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.23'}[21].
  • (16728) 1996 GB18's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1181.038507111354'}[22].
  • (16728) 1996 GB18's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+38.15121'}[23].
  • (16728) 1996 GB18's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+38.10453418141074'}[24].
  • (16728) 1996 GB18's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.1864945'}[25].
  • (16728) 1996 GB18's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.186638987584108'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(16728) 1996 GB18's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

Related Entities

Eric Walter Elst

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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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