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2305 King

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2305 King

Summary

2305 King is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 31 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 2305 King is credited with the discovery of Harvard College Observatory[3].
  • 2305 King is credited with the discovery of Oak Ridge Observatory[4].
  • 2305 King's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • 2305 King's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Oak Ridge Observatory[6].
  • Martin Luther King Jr. is named after 2305 King[7].
  • 2305 King followed Q921795[8].
  • 2305 King was followed by Q919587[9].
  • 2305 King's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[10].
  • 2305 King's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[11].
  • 2305 King's provisional designation is recorded as 1929 TM[12].
  • 2305 King's provisional designation is recorded as 1931 AJ[13].
  • 2305 King's provisional designation is recorded as 1934 VM[14].
  • 2305 King's provisional designation is recorded as 1941 FO[15].
  • 2305 King's provisional designation is recorded as 1952 SB[16].
  • 2305 King's provisional designation is recorded as 1955 HE[17].
  • 2305 King's provisional designation is recorded as 1966 RE[18].
  • 2305 King's provisional designation is recorded as 1969 FB[19].
  • 2305 King's provisional designation is recorded as 1971 TT[20].
  • 2305 King's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 YK6[21].
  • 2305 King's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 EY4[22].
  • 2305 King's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 RJ1[23].
  • 2305 King's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1980-09-12T00:00:00Z[24].
  • 2305 King's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid[25].
  • 2305 King's significant event is recorded as naming[26].
  • 2305 King's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.03'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

2305 King's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

Origins

Martin Luther King Jr. is named after 2305 King[7].

Why It Matters

2305 King has Wikipedia articles in 31 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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