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(16971) 1998 WJ3

Summary

(16971) 1998 WJ3 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (16971) 1998 WJ3 is credited with the discovery of Takao Kobayashi[2].
  • (16971) 1998 WJ3's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (16971) 1998 WJ3's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Ōizumi Observatory[4].
  • (16971) 1998 WJ3's follows is recorded as (16970) 1998 VV2[5].
  • (16971) 1998 WJ3's followed by is recorded as 16972 Neish[6].
  • (16971) 1998 WJ3's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (16971) 1998 WJ3's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (16971) 1998 WJ3's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 WJ3[9].
  • (16971) 1998 WJ3's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 AH1[10].
  • (16971) 1998 WJ3's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-11-19T00:00:00Z[11].
  • (16971) 1998 WJ3's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20016971[12].
  • (16971) 1998 WJ3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}[13].
  • (16971) 1998 WJ3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1120114'}[14].
  • (16971) 1998 WJ3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1106014491511'}[15].
  • (16971) 1998 WJ3's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.8'}[16].
  • (16971) 1998 WJ3's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.91'}[17].
  • (16971) 1998 WJ3's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.00707'}[18].
  • (16971) 1998 WJ3's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.01000914897152'}[19].
  • (16971) 1998 WJ3's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.42'}[20].
  • (16971) 1998 WJ3's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1616.212563640766'}[21].
  • (16971) 1998 WJ3's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+43.112'}[22].
  • (16971) 1998 WJ3's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+92.46775'}[23].
  • (16971) 1998 WJ3's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+92.43458793706623'}[24].
  • (16971) 1998 WJ3's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.6920114'}[25].
  • (16971) 1998 WJ3's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.695256079841278'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(16971) 1998 WJ3's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

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 . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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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