(20960) 1971 UR

asteroid
Place Asteroid Q5170962

Facts

23 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +22
Absolute magnitude
+13.0, +13.15[14][15]
Albedo
+0.055[33]
Apoapsis
+3.445, +3.450567299169175[24][25]
Argument of periapsis
+58.54477, +64.66505527078476[28][29]
Diameter
+13.005[32]
Discoverer or inventor
Luboš Kohoutek[1]
Longitude of ascending node
+46.30984, +45.74760939796713[20][21]
Mean anomaly
+49.22976, +140.22882404312[30][31]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
0.09 (0.09–0.09, n=3)[11][12][13]
Orbital inclination
+5.90017, +5.872821890076012[16][17]
Orbital period
+5.6, +2047.061716276855[18][19]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
+2.8650528, +2.859756848792479[26][27]
Provisional designation
1971 UR, 1982 UW4, 1993 TF48[7][8][9]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+3.1552485, +3.155162073980827[22][23]
Site of astronomical discovery
Hamburg-Bergedorf Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
October 26, 1971[10]
Time of periapsis
+2460003.1192855076[35]
🏷️ Also known as
en (20960) 1971 UR ru 1971 UR ru 1982 UW4 ru 1993 TF48 zh 小行星20960
🔖 Identifiers · 4
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11gk8y7r6g
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20020960
Minor Planet Center body ID
20960

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Parent astronomical body 1
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  1. [1] ↑ . 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.
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  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.
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  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  16. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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.

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  1. 7d ago · Ysogo · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Epoch → May 5, 2025
    Site of astronomical discovery → Hamburg-Bergedorf Observatory
    Diameter → {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+13.005'}
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.6'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2047.061716276855'}
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed [it] label: 20960 Weratschnig"
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