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(26959) 1997 MR8

Summary

(26959) 1997 MR8 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (26959) 1997 MR8 is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch[2].
  • (26959) 1997 MR8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (26959) 1997 MR8's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory[4].
  • (26959) 1997 MR8's follows is recorded as (26958) 1997 MY4[5].
  • (26959) 1997 MR8's followed by is recorded as 26960 Liouville[6].
  • (26959) 1997 MR8's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (26959) 1997 MR8's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (26959) 1997 MR8's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 BE18[9].
  • (26959) 1997 MR8's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 MR8[10].
  • (26959) 1997 MR8's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1997-06-30T00:00:00Z[11].
  • (26959) 1997 MR8's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20026959[12].
  • (26959) 1997 MR8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2214758'}[13].
  • (26959) 1997 MR8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2197821750460326'}[14].
  • (26959) 1997 MR8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}[15].
  • (26959) 1997 MR8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.44'}[16].
  • (26959) 1997 MR8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.85601'}[17].
  • (26959) 1997 MR8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.86187696008373'}[18].
  • (26959) 1997 MR8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.18'}[19].
  • (26959) 1997 MR8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1529.109700846396'}[20].
  • (26959) 1997 MR8's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+6.498'}[21].
  • (26959) 1997 MR8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+131.29367'}[22].
  • (26959) 1997 MR8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+130.8559611899109'}[23].
  • (26959) 1997 MR8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.5958584'}[24].
  • (26959) 1997 MR8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.597527442071545'}[25].
  • (26959) 1997 MR8's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.171'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(26959) 1997 MR8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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 . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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