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(21178) 1994 CJ17

Summary

(21178) 1994 CJ17 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (21178) 1994 CJ17 is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst[2].
  • (21178) 1994 CJ17's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (21178) 1994 CJ17's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory[4].
  • (21178) 1994 CJ17's follows is recorded as (21177) 1994 CC17[5].
  • (21178) 1994 CJ17's followed by is recorded as (21179) 1994 CL18[6].
  • (21178) 1994 CJ17's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (21178) 1994 CJ17's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (21178) 1994 CJ17's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 CJ17[9].
  • (21178) 1994 CJ17's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 VO18[10].
  • (21178) 1994 CJ17's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1994-02-08T00:00:00Z[11].
  • (21178) 1994 CJ17's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20021178[12].
  • (21178) 1994 CJ17's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.13'}[13].
  • (21178) 1994 CJ17's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1265848'}[14].
  • (21178) 1994 CJ17's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1256590435738471'}[15].
  • (21178) 1994 CJ17's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.0'}[16].
  • (21178) 1994 CJ17's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.11'}[17].
  • (21178) 1994 CJ17's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.36180'}[18].
  • (21178) 1994 CJ17's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.358838225333651'}[19].
  • (21178) 1994 CJ17's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.71'}[20].
  • (21178) 1994 CJ17's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1354.357448557924'}[21].
  • (21178) 1994 CJ17's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+12.3241'}[22].
  • (21178) 1994 CJ17's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+117.78631'}[23].
  • (21178) 1994 CJ17's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+117.7435086552419'}[24].
  • (21178) 1994 CJ17's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.3951372'}[25].
  • (21178) 1994 CJ17's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.395649340253876'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(21178) 1994 CJ17'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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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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