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(20178) 1996 XE31

Summary

(20178) 1996 XE31 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (20178) 1996 XE31 is credited with the discovery of Takao Kobayashi[2].
  • (20178) 1996 XE31's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (20178) 1996 XE31's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Ōizumi Observatory[4].
  • (20178) 1996 XE31's follows is recorded as (20177) 1996 XP29[5].
  • (20178) 1996 XE31's followed by is recorded as (20179) 1996 XX31[6].
  • (20178) 1996 XE31's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (20178) 1996 XE31's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (20178) 1996 XE31's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 XE31[9].
  • (20178) 1996 XE31's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 MO25[10].
  • (20178) 1996 XE31's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-12-14T00:00:00Z[11].
  • (20178) 1996 XE31's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20020178[12].
  • (20178) 1996 XE31's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.13'}[13].
  • (20178) 1996 XE31's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1296839'}[14].
  • (20178) 1996 XE31's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1316263781947186'}[15].
  • (20178) 1996 XE31's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}[16].
  • (20178) 1996 XE31's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.44'}[17].
  • (20178) 1996 XE31's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.89925'}[18].
  • (20178) 1996 XE31's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.89349223222873'}[19].
  • (20178) 1996 XE31's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.76'}[20].
  • (20178) 1996 XE31's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1371.610683611006'}[21].
  • (20178) 1996 XE31's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+271.73847'}[22].
  • (20178) 1996 XE31's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+271.6242374735473'}[23].
  • (20178) 1996 XE31's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.4170373'}[24].
  • (20178) 1996 XE31's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.415951926211015'}[25].
  • (20178) 1996 XE31's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.730'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(20178) 1996 XE31'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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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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