2496 Fernandus

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2496 Fernandus

Summary

2496 Fernandus is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 2496 Fernandus is credited with the discovery of Indiana Asteroid Program[3].
  • 2496 Fernandus's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 2496 Fernandus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Goethe Link Observatory[5].
  • Fernandus Payne is named after 2496 Fernandus[6].
  • 2496 Fernandus's follows is recorded as 2495 Noviomagum[7].
  • 2496 Fernandus's followed by is recorded as 2497 Kulikovskij[8].
  • 2496 Fernandus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • 2496 Fernandus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • 2496 Fernandus's provisional designation is recorded as 1953 TC1[11].
  • 2496 Fernandus's provisional designation is recorded as 1969 TX4[12].
  • 2496 Fernandus's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 RB3[13].
  • 2496 Fernandus's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 TN[14].
  • 2496 Fernandus's provisional designation is recorded as 1974 CV[15].
  • 2496 Fernandus's provisional designation is recorded as 1974 EK[16].
  • 2496 Fernandus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1953-10-08T00:00:00Z[17].
  • 2496 Fernandus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y23zw[18].
  • 2496 Fernandus's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002496[19].
  • 2496 Fernandus's significant event is recorded as naming[20].
  • 2496 Fernandus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.03'}[21].
  • 2496 Fernandus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0335208'}[22].
  • 2496 Fernandus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.03341001626463036'}[23].
  • 2496 Fernandus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.2'}[24].
  • 2496 Fernandus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.38'}[25].
  • 2496 Fernandus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+0.91831'}[26].
  • 2496 Fernandus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+0.9192011859375947'}[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

2496 Fernandus is credited with the discovery of Indiana Asteroid Program[3].

Why It Matters

2496 Fernandus has Wikipedia articles in 30 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] . Minor Planet Center 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] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . JPL Small-Body Database. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . 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.

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