1688 Wilkens

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1688 Wilkens

Summary

1688 Wilkens is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 31 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 1688 Wilkens is credited with the discovery of Miguel Itzigsohn[3].
  • 1688 Wilkens's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 1688 Wilkens's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Plata Astronomical Observatory[5].
  • Alexander Wilkens is named after 1688 Wilkens[6].
  • 1688 Wilkens's follows is recorded as Q142366[7].
  • 1688 Wilkens's followed by is recorded as Q142388[8].
  • 1688 Wilkens's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • 1688 Wilkens's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • 1688 Wilkens's provisional designation is recorded as 1951 EQ1[11].
  • 1688 Wilkens's provisional designation is recorded as 1964 JC[12].
  • 1688 Wilkens's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1951-03-03T00:00:00Z[13].
  • 1688 Wilkens's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yk_5h[14].
  • 1688 Wilkens's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001688[15].
  • 1688 Wilkens's significant event is recorded as naming[16].
  • 1688 Wilkens's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.24'}[17].
  • 1688 Wilkens's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2423611'}[18].
  • 1688 Wilkens's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2407489801332743'}[19].
  • 1688 Wilkens's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.6'}[20].
  • 1688 Wilkens's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.75'}[21].
  • 1688 Wilkens's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+11.76411'}[22].
  • 1688 Wilkens's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+11.75248768192068'}[23].
  • 1688 Wilkens's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.23'}[24].
  • 1688 Wilkens's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1548.93661641992'}[25].
  • 1688 Wilkens's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+7.248'}[26].
  • 1688 Wilkens's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+245.76886'}[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

1688 Wilkens is credited with the discovery of Miguel Itzigsohn[3].

Why It Matters

1688 Wilkens has Wikipedia articles in 31 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

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] . Minor Planet Center 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] . minorplanetcenter.net. Retrieved . minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . 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] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . JPL Small-Body Database. 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.

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