17601 Sheldonschafer

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17601 Sheldonschafer

Summary

17601 Sheldonschafer is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 17601 Sheldonschafer is credited with the discovery of Timothy B. Spahr[3].
  • 17601 Sheldonschafer's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 17601 Sheldonschafer's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Catalina Station[5].
  • 17601 Sheldonschafer's follows is recorded as 17600 Dobřichovice[6].
  • 17601 Sheldonschafer's followed by is recorded as 17602 Dr. G.[7].
  • 17601 Sheldonschafer's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • 17601 Sheldonschafer's minor planet group is recorded as inner asteroid belt[9].
  • 17601 Sheldonschafer's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • 17601 Sheldonschafer's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 SS[11].
  • 17601 Sheldonschafer's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1995-09-19T00:00:00Z[12].
  • 17601 Sheldonschafer's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cc7d7k[13].
  • 17601 Sheldonschafer's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20017601[14].
  • 17601 Sheldonschafer's asteroid family is recorded as Hungaria family[15].
  • 17601 Sheldonschafer's significant event is recorded as naming[16].
  • 17601 Sheldonschafer's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06'}[17].
  • 17601 Sheldonschafer's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0645860'}[18].
  • 17601 Sheldonschafer's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06437463103382346'}[19].
  • 17601 Sheldonschafer's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.3'}[20].
  • 17601 Sheldonschafer's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.36'}[21].
  • 17601 Sheldonschafer's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+24.20232'}[22].
  • 17601 Sheldonschafer's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+24.2005487343198'}[23].
  • 17601 Sheldonschafer's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+2.45'}[24].
  • 17601 Sheldonschafer's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+896.6619047382922'}[25].
  • 17601 Sheldonschafer's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+225.18531'}[26].
  • 17601 Sheldonschafer's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+225.1470998729739'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

17601 Sheldonschafer's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

17601 Sheldonschafer has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . JPL Small-Body 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] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . 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] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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