(17378) 1981 EM5

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(17378) 1981 EM5

Summary

(17378) 1981 EM5 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (17378) 1981 EM5 is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus[2].
  • (17378) 1981 EM5's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (17378) 1981 EM5's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory[4].
  • (17378) 1981 EM5's follows is recorded as (17377) 1981 EF5[5].
  • (17378) 1981 EM5's followed by is recorded as (17379) 1981 ED8[6].
  • (17378) 1981 EM5's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (17378) 1981 EM5's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (17378) 1981 EM5's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 EM5[9].
  • (17378) 1981 EM5's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-03-02T00:00:00Z[10].
  • (17378) 1981 EM5's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20017378[11].
  • (17378) 1981 EM5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05'}[12].
  • (17378) 1981 EM5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0492053'}[13].
  • (17378) 1981 EM5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.04434117011323804'}[14].
  • (17378) 1981 EM5's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.0'}[15].
  • (17378) 1981 EM5's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.18'}[16].
  • (17378) 1981 EM5's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.17766'}[17].
  • (17378) 1981 EM5's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.147611576591034'}[18].
  • (17378) 1981 EM5's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.43'}[19].
  • (17378) 1981 EM5's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1986.467229589106'}[20].
  • (17378) 1981 EM5's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+18.4114'}[21].
  • (17378) 1981 EM5's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+271.91714'}[22].
  • (17378) 1981 EM5's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+271.5466291749645'}[23].
  • (17378) 1981 EM5's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.0910634'}[24].
  • (17378) 1981 EM5's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.092587423306831'}[25].
  • (17378) 1981 EM5's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.243'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(17378) 1981 EM5'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 . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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