23617 Duna

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23617 Duna

Summary

23617 Duna is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 23617 Duna is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst[3].
  • 23617 Duna's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 23617 Duna's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory[5].
  • 23617 Duna's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory[6].
  • Daugava is named after 23617 Duna[7].
  • 23617 Duna's follows is recorded as (23616) 1996 HY10[8].
  • 23617 Duna's followed by is recorded as (23618) 1996 JS5[9].
  • 23617 Duna's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[10].
  • 23617 Duna's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt[11].
  • 23617 Duna's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[12].
  • 23617 Duna's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 HM13[13].
  • 23617 Duna's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 UZ41[14].
  • 23617 Duna's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-04-17T00:00:00Z[15].
  • 23617 Duna's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y1hnj[16].
  • 23617 Duna's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20023617[17].
  • 23617 Duna's significant event is recorded as naming[18].
  • 23617 Duna's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}[19].
  • 23617 Duna's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1072098'}[20].
  • 23617 Duna's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1031952481924689'}[21].
  • 23617 Duna's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.9'}[22].
  • 23617 Duna's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.02'}[23].
  • 23617 Duna's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+17.30696'}[24].
  • 23617 Duna's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+17.27491741940039'}[25].
  • 23617 Duna's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.72'}[26].
  • 23617 Duna's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2092.348250980806'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

23617 Duna's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

History and Context

Daugava is named after 23617 Duna[7].

Why It Matters

23617 Duna has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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] . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . JPL Small-Body Database. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . 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] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . 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] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Knowledge and philosophy · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows (23616) 1996 HY10
    Discoverer or inventor Eric Walter Elst
    Site of astronomical discovery European Southern Observatory, La Silla Observatory
    Albedo {'amount': '+0.058'}
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ [[Property:P65]]: [[Q151991]], The Distributed Game (95): Pick the Discovery site #distributed-game"
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