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(19940) 1981 EK20

Summary

(19940) 1981 EK20 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (19940) 1981 EK20 is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus[2].
  • (19940) 1981 EK20's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (19940) 1981 EK20's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory[4].
  • (19940) 1981 EK20's follows is recorded as (19939) 1981 EG16[5].
  • (19940) 1981 EK20's followed by is recorded as (19941) 1981 ES24[6].
  • (19940) 1981 EK20's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (19940) 1981 EK20's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (19940) 1981 EK20's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 EK20[9].
  • (19940) 1981 EK20's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 EJ10[10].
  • (19940) 1981 EK20's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-03-02T00:00:00Z[11].
  • (19940) 1981 EK20's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20019940[12].
  • (19940) 1981 EK20's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1656945'}[13].
  • (19940) 1981 EK20's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1653403992349628'}[14].
  • (19940) 1981 EK20's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.7'}[15].
  • (19940) 1981 EK20's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.76'}[16].
  • (19940) 1981 EK20's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.29038'}[17].
  • (19940) 1981 EK20's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.29403782896796'}[18].
  • (19940) 1981 EK20's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.25'}[19].
  • (19940) 1981 EK20's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1553.223031526513'}[20].
  • (19940) 1981 EK20's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+358.20736'}[21].
  • (19940) 1981 EK20's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+358.1566320879136'}[22].
  • (19940) 1981 EK20's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.6244717'}[23].
  • (19940) 1981 EK20's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.624764014489164'}[24].
  • (19940) 1981 EK20's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.059'}[25].
  • (19940) 1981 EK20's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.058743544542366'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(19940) 1981 EK20'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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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