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(20137) 1996 PX8

Summary

(20137) 1996 PX8 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (20137) 1996 PX8 is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst[2].
  • (20137) 1996 PX8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (20137) 1996 PX8's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory[4].
  • (20137) 1996 PX8 followed Q146835[5].
  • (20137) 1996 PX8 was followed by (20138) 1996 QP[6].
  • (20137) 1996 PX8's minor planet group is recorded as Mars-crossing asteroid[7].
  • (20137) 1996 PX8's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (20137) 1996 PX8's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 BA5[9].
  • (20137) 1996 PX8's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 PX8[10].
  • (20137) 1996 PX8's time of discovery or invention is recorded as August 8, 1996[11].
  • (20137) 1996 PX8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.30'}[12].
  • (20137) 1996 PX8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3045701'}[13].
  • (20137) 1996 PX8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3034434499832057'}[14].
  • (20137) 1996 PX8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.3'}[15].
  • (20137) 1996 PX8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.43'}[16].
  • (20137) 1996 PX8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.86541'}[17].
  • (20137) 1996 PX8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.869310086274032'}[18].
  • (20137) 1996 PX8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.46'}[19].
  • (20137) 1996 PX8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1265.842228755431'}[20].
  • (20137) 1996 PX8's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+11.16'}[21].
  • (20137) 1996 PX8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+150.65575'}[22].
  • (20137) 1996 PX8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+150.5321647406995'}[23].
  • (20137) 1996 PX8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.2895838'}[24].
  • (20137) 1996 PX8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.290098181594783'}[25].
  • (20137) 1996 PX8's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.987'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(20137) 1996 PX8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

Related Entities

Eric Walter Elst

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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · Ysogo · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.86541'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.869310086274032'}
    Followed by → (20138) 1996 QP
    Instance of → asteroid
    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2460607.596601089'}
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P138]]: [[Q102085922]]"
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