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2050 Francis

asteroid
Thing asteroid Q762616

Facts

26 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
2049 Grietje[3]
Followed by
2051 Chang[4]
Absolute magnitude
+12.68, +12.5[15][16]
Albedo
+0.25[35]
Apoapsis
+2.879, +2.878008959831193[26][27]
Argument of periapsis
+171.01201, +170.8251552312734[30][31]
Asteroid spectral type
S-type asteroid[10]
Diameter
+8.498[34]
Discoverer or inventor
Eleanor F. Helin[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[36]
Longitude of ascending node
+72.48951, +72.45281573866549[22][23]
Mean anomaly
+234.51891, +182.2107505721934[32][33]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
0.24 (0.24–0.24, n=3)[12][13][14]
Orbital inclination
+26.60858, +26.600959642[17][18]
Orbital period
+3.55, +1294.868877802941[19][20]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
+1.7713856, +1.771940574746967[28][29]
Provisional designation
1974 KA, 1975 VE8[7][8]
Rotation period
+3.066[21]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.3250097, +2.32497476728908[24][25]
Significant event
naming[11]
Site of astronomical discovery
Palomar Observatory[2]
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Time of discovery or invention
May 28, 1974[9]
Time of periapsis
+2461639.982683033[37]
🏷️ Also known as
en Francis de (2050) Francis el 2050 Φράνσις fa سیارک ۲۰۵۰ ja フランシス ru 1974 KA ru 1975 VE8 ru (2050) 1974 KA uk 2050 Франціс zh 小行星2050
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y28cz
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20002050
Minor Planet Center body ID
2050

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imported from → —
    Asteroid spectral type → S-type asteroid
    Epoch → November 21, 2025
    Rotation period → {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+3.066'}
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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