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(17379) 1981 ED8

Summary

(17379) 1981 ED8 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (17379) 1981 ED8 is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus[2].
  • (17379) 1981 ED8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (17379) 1981 ED8's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory[4].
  • (17379) 1981 ED8's follows is recorded as (17378) 1981 EM5[5].
  • (17379) 1981 ED8's followed by is recorded as (17380) 1981 EB10[6].
  • (17379) 1981 ED8's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (17379) 1981 ED8's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (17379) 1981 ED8's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 ED8[9].
  • (17379) 1981 ED8's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 BF19[10].
  • (17379) 1981 ED8's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-03-01T00:00:00Z[11].
  • (17379) 1981 ED8's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20017379[12].
  • (17379) 1981 ED8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07'}[13].
  • (17379) 1981 ED8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0655679'}[14].
  • (17379) 1981 ED8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.065927775788295'}[15].
  • (17379) 1981 ED8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.1'}[16].
  • (17379) 1981 ED8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.3'}[17].
  • (17379) 1981 ED8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.23763'}[18].
  • (17379) 1981 ED8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.235814132527795'}[19].
  • (17379) 1981 ED8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.51'}[20].
  • (17379) 1981 ED8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1280.958389788177'}[21].
  • (17379) 1981 ED8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+306.68306'}[22].
  • (17379) 1981 ED8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+306.641147241454'}[23].
  • (17379) 1981 ED8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.3088685'}[24].
  • (17379) 1981 ED8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.308293686690213'}[25].
  • (17379) 1981 ED8's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.460'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(17379) 1981 ED8'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] ↑ . 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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