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(20122) 1995 WH17

Summary

(20122) 1995 WH17 is an asteroid[1]. (20122) 1995 WH17 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (20122) 1995 WH17 is credited with the discovery of Yoshisada Shimizu[3].
  • (20122) 1995 WH17 is credited with the discovery of Takeshi Urata[4].
  • (20122) 1995 WH17's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • (20122) 1995 WH17's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nachi-Katsuura Observatory[6].
  • (20122) 1995 WH17's follows is recorded as (20121) 1995 WT7[7].
  • (20122) 1995 WH17's followed by is recorded as (20123) 1995 WD32[8].
  • (20122) 1995 WH17's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • (20122) 1995 WH17's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (20122) 1995 WH17's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 WH17[11].
  • (20122) 1995 WH17's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 OV3[12].
  • (20122) 1995 WH17's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1995-11-28T00:00:00Z[13].
  • (20122) 1995 WH17's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20020122[14].
  • (20122) 1995 WH17's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.28'}[15].
  • (20122) 1995 WH17's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2784725'}[16].
  • (20122) 1995 WH17's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2780394501030568'}[17].
  • (20122) 1995 WH17's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.4'}[18].
  • (20122) 1995 WH17's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.53'}[19].
  • (20122) 1995 WH17's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.02541'}[20].
  • (20122) 1995 WH17's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.02455191812661'}[21].
  • (20122) 1995 WH17's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.49'}[22].
  • (20122) 1995 WH17's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1642.490781148768'}[23].
  • (20122) 1995 WH17's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+70.70259'}[24].
  • (20122) 1995 WH17's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+70.65345779931016'}[25].
  • (20122) 1995 WH17's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.7235458'}[26].
  • (20122) 1995 WH17's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.724392498879026'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(20122) 1995 WH17's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

Why It Matters

(20122) 1995 WH17 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (20122) 1995 WH17 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . 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. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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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