246913 Slocum

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246913 Slocum

Summary

246913 Slocum is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 246913 Slocum is credited with the discovery of Christopher Aikman[3].
  • 246913 Slocum's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 246913 Slocum's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Dominion Astrophysical Observatory[5].
  • 246913 Slocum's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[6].
  • 246913 Slocum's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[7].
  • 246913 Slocum's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 PK61[8].
  • 246913 Slocum's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 SU63[9].
  • 246913 Slocum's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 23, 1998[10].
  • 246913 Slocum's significant event is recorded as naming[11].
  • 246913 Slocum's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.22'}[12].
  • 246913 Slocum's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2198313536231458'}[13].
  • 246913 Slocum's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.4'}[14].
  • 246913 Slocum's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.57'}[15].
  • 246913 Slocum's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.1'}[16].
  • 246913 Slocum's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.15346418196578'}[17].
  • 246913 Slocum's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1479.067212562087'}[18].
  • 246913 Slocum's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+282.2'}[19].
  • 246913 Slocum's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+281.845952287227'}[20].
  • 246913 Slocum's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.540541666500829'}[21].
  • 246913 Slocum's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.099032379983709'}[22].
  • 246913 Slocum's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.982050953017949'}[23].
  • 246913 Slocum's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+95.6'}[24].
  • 246913 Slocum's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+96.34659617828648'}[25].
  • 246913 Slocum's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+33.6'}[26].
  • 246913 Slocum's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+237.9148947743192'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

246913 Slocum's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

246913 Slocum 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] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . 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] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 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.

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  1. 18d ago · Peter James · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital period {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1479.067212562087'}
    Absolute magnitude {'amount': '+16.4'}, {'amount': '+16.57'}
    Orbital eccentricity {'amount': '+0.22'}, {'amount': '+0.2198313536231458'}
    Epoch November 21, 2025
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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