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25421 Gafaran

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25421 Gafaran

Summary

25421 Gafaran is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 25421 Gafaran is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[3].
  • 25421 Gafaran's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 25421 Gafaran's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[5].
  • 25421 Gafaran's follows is recorded as (25420) 1999 VN81[6].
  • 25421 Gafaran's followed by is recorded as 25422 Abigreene[7].
  • 25421 Gafaran's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • 25421 Gafaran's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • 25421 Gafaran's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 VL86[10].
  • 25421 Gafaran's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-11-05T00:00:00Z[11].
  • 25421 Gafaran's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ch5pgy[12].
  • 25421 Gafaran's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20025421[13].
  • 25421 Gafaran's significant event is recorded as naming[14].
  • 25421 Gafaran's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.14'}[15].
  • 25421 Gafaran's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1381371'}[16].
  • 25421 Gafaran's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1389816367352207'}[17].
  • 25421 Gafaran's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.4'}[18].
  • 25421 Gafaran's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.61'}[19].
  • 25421 Gafaran's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.20091'}[20].
  • 25421 Gafaran's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.208312911427374'}[21].
  • 25421 Gafaran's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.55'}[22].
  • 25421 Gafaran's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1296.598768130476'}[23].
  • 25421 Gafaran's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+161.23178'}[24].
  • 25421 Gafaran's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+161.0923792996672'}[25].
  • 25421 Gafaran's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.3285586'}[26].
  • 25421 Gafaran's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.327045018795183'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

25421 Gafaran's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

25421 Gafaran has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 5 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. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . 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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