18656 Mergler

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18656 Mergler

Summary

18656 Mergler is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 18656 Mergler is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[3].
  • 18656 Mergler's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 18656 Mergler's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[5].
  • 18656 Mergler's follows is recorded as (18655) 1998 FS26[6].
  • 18656 Mergler's followed by is recorded as (18657) 1998 FE30[7].
  • 18656 Mergler's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • 18656 Mergler's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • 18656 Mergler's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 UJ3[10].
  • 18656 Mergler's provisional designation is recorded as 1983 CH6[11].
  • 18656 Mergler's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 FW29[12].
  • 18656 Mergler's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-03-20T00:00:00Z[13].
  • 18656 Mergler's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7fnr[14].
  • 18656 Mergler's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20018656[15].
  • 18656 Mergler's significant event is recorded as naming[16].
  • 18656 Mergler's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09'}[17].
  • 18656 Mergler's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0873243'}[18].
  • 18656 Mergler's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08581542987958407'}[19].
  • 18656 Mergler's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}[20].
  • 18656 Mergler's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.24'}[21].
  • 18656 Mergler's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.49695'}[22].
  • 18656 Mergler's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.495188502536598'}[23].
  • 18656 Mergler's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.64'}[24].
  • 18656 Mergler's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1328.904482944955'}[25].
  • 18656 Mergler's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+327.66620'}[26].
  • 18656 Mergler's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+327.629209880261'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

18656 Mergler's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

18656 Mergler has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 8 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] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . 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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