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(20972) 1981 DX2

Summary

(20972) 1981 DX2 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (20972) 1981 DX2 is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus[2].
  • (20972) 1981 DX2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (20972) 1981 DX2's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory[4].
  • (20972) 1981 DX2's follows is recorded as (20971) 1981 DR1[5].
  • (20972) 1981 DX2's followed by is recorded as (20973) 1981 EL2[6].
  • (20972) 1981 DX2's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (20972) 1981 DX2's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (20972) 1981 DX2's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 DX2[9].
  • (20972) 1981 DX2's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-02-28T00:00:00Z[10].
  • (20972) 1981 DX2's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20020972[11].
  • (20972) 1981 DX2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06'}[12].
  • (20972) 1981 DX2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0570148'}[13].
  • (20972) 1981 DX2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0565558914155358'}[14].
  • (20972) 1981 DX2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.7'}[15].
  • (20972) 1981 DX2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.73'}[16].
  • (20972) 1981 DX2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.94417'}[17].
  • (20972) 1981 DX2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.948121526424919'}[18].
  • (20972) 1981 DX2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.17'}[19].
  • (20972) 1981 DX2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1886.712287390938'}[20].
  • (20972) 1981 DX2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+266.85857'}[21].
  • (20972) 1981 DX2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+266.8323759535818'}[22].
  • (20972) 1981 DX2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.9912518'}[23].
  • (20972) 1981 DX2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.988166784622975'}[24].
  • (20972) 1981 DX2's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.162'}[25].
  • (20972) 1981 DX2's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.157165220825622'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(20972) 1981 DX2'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 . 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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