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(23480) 1991 EL

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(23480) 1991 EL

Summary

(23480) 1991 EL is an asteroid[1]. (23480) 1991 EL has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (23480) 1991 EL is credited with the discovery of Robert H. McNaught[3].
  • (23480) 1991 EL's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (23480) 1991 EL's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory[5].
  • (23480) 1991 EL followed (23479) 1991 CG[6].
  • (23480) 1991 EL was followed by (23481) 1991 GT4[7].
  • (23480) 1991 EL's minor planet group is recorded as Jupiter trojan[8].
  • (23480) 1991 EL's minor planet group is recorded as list of Jupiter trojans (Greek camp)[9].
  • (23480) 1991 EL's minor planet group is recorded as Greek camp trojan asteroid[10].
  • (23480) 1991 EL's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[11].
  • (23480) 1991 EL's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 EL[12].
  • (23480) 1991 EL's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 XN199[13].
  • (23480) 1991 EL's time of discovery or invention is recorded as March 10, 1991[14].
  • (23480) 1991 EL's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0867908'}[15].
  • (23480) 1991 EL's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08733357375073926'}[16].
  • (23480) 1991 EL's Lagrangian point is recorded as L4-Jupiter-Sun[17].
  • (23480) 1991 EL's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.3'}[18].
  • (23480) 1991 EL's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.42'}[19].
  • (23480) 1991 EL's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+22.55144'}[20].
  • (23480) 1991 EL's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+22.55968183022272'}[21].
  • (23480) 1991 EL's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+11.86'}[22].
  • (23480) 1991 EL's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+4329.95946953285'}[23].
  • (23480) 1991 EL's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+4.07'}[24].
  • (23480) 1991 EL's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+280.31129'}[25].
  • (23480) 1991 EL's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+280.3303951342383'}[26].
  • (23480) 1991 EL's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+5.2017566'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(23480) 1991 EL's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(23480) 1991 EL has Wikipedia articles in 5 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. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.org. minorplanetcenter.org. 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 25d ago · Peter James · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Rotation period → {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+4.07'}
    Aliases → —
    Epoch → November 21, 2025
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+302.76961'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+302.7451087973925'}
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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