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(18506) 1996 PY6

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(18506) 1996 PY6

Summary

(18506) 1996 PY6 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (18506) 1996 PY6 is credited with the discovery of Robert H. McNaught[2].
  • (18506) 1996 PY6 is credited with the discovery of Jack B. Child[3].
  • (18506) 1996 PY6's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (18506) 1996 PY6's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as City of Lake Macquarie[5].
  • (18506) 1996 PY6's follows is recorded as 18505 Caravelli[6].
  • (18506) 1996 PY6's followed by is recorded as (18507) 1996 QM1[7].
  • (18506) 1996 PY6's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (18506) 1996 PY6's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (18506) 1996 PY6's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 GX3[10].
  • (18506) 1996 PY6's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 PY6[11].
  • (18506) 1996 PY6's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-08-15T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (18506) 1996 PY6's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h672k2[13].
  • (18506) 1996 PY6's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20018506[14].
  • (18506) 1996 PY6's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.23'}[15].
  • (18506) 1996 PY6's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2326429'}[16].
  • (18506) 1996 PY6's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2320787815550194'}[17].
  • (18506) 1996 PY6's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}[18].
  • (18506) 1996 PY6's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.36'}[19].
  • (18506) 1996 PY6's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.21283'}[20].
  • (18506) 1996 PY6's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.20303475601224'}[21].
  • (18506) 1996 PY6's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.51'}[22].
  • (18506) 1996 PY6's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1283.292119523247'}[23].
  • (18506) 1996 PY6's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+30.02926'}[24].
  • (18506) 1996 PY6's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+29.96161531790076'}[25].
  • (18506) 1996 PY6's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.3098179'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(18506) 1996 PY6's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . 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 . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . 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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  1. 4w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.51'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1283.292119523247'}
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+283.68609'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+283.8520550127815'}
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+176.38647'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+130.0435683327044'}
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