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(24617) 1978 WU

Summary

(24617) 1978 WU is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (24617) 1978 WU is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus[2].
  • (24617) 1978 WU is credited with the discovery of Charles T. Kowal[3].
  • (24617) 1978 WU's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (24617) 1978 WU's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[5].
  • (24617) 1978 WU's follows is recorded as (24616) 1978 VC9[6].
  • (24617) 1978 WU's followed by is recorded as (24618) 1978 XD1[7].
  • (24617) 1978 WU's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (24617) 1978 WU's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (24617) 1978 WU's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 WU[10].
  • (24617) 1978 WU's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 XJ2[11].
  • (24617) 1978 WU's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1978-11-29T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (24617) 1978 WU's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20024617[13].
  • (24617) 1978 WU's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.20'}[14].
  • (24617) 1978 WU's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2028335'}[15].
  • (24617) 1978 WU's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2036898974979221'}[16].
  • (24617) 1978 WU's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}[17].
  • (24617) 1978 WU's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.7'}[18].
  • (24617) 1978 WU's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.62170'}[19].
  • (24617) 1978 WU's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.62745025088393'}[20].
  • (24617) 1978 WU's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.06'}[21].
  • (24617) 1978 WU's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1482.118349956819'}[22].
  • (24617) 1978 WU's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+239.92462'}[23].
  • (24617) 1978 WU's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+239.8750151294776'}[24].
  • (24617) 1978 WU's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.5452206'}[25].
  • (24617) 1978 WU's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.544034353861945'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(24617) 1978 WU's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . 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 . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . 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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