26990 Culbertson

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26990 Culbertson

Summary

26990 Culbertson is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 26990 Culbertson is credited with the discovery of Naoto Satō[3].
  • 26990 Culbertson's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 26990 Culbertson's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Chichibu Observatory[5].
  • Frank L. Culbertson is named after 26990 Culbertson[6].
  • 26990 Culbertson's follows is recorded as (26989) 1997 WO7[7].
  • 26990 Culbertson's followed by is recorded as (26991) 1997 WZ30[8].
  • 26990 Culbertson's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • 26990 Culbertson's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • 26990 Culbertson's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 WZ7[11].
  • 26990 Culbertson's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 CQ35[12].
  • 26990 Culbertson's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1997-11-23T00:00:00Z[13].
  • 26990 Culbertson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0k73rtt[14].
  • 26990 Culbertson's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20026990[15].
  • 26990 Culbertson's significant event is recorded as naming[16].
  • 26990 Culbertson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.12'}[17].
  • 26990 Culbertson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1216911'}[18].
  • 26990 Culbertson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1239343442128159'}[19].
  • 26990 Culbertson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.4'}[20].
  • 26990 Culbertson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.56'}[21].
  • 26990 Culbertson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.24785'}[22].
  • 26990 Culbertson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.26037378032601'}[23].
  • 26990 Culbertson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.14'}[24].
  • 26990 Culbertson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1873.873355529223'}[25].
  • 26990 Culbertson's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+5.53176'}[26].
  • 26990 Culbertson's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+69.52976'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

26990 Culbertson's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

History and Context

Frank L. Culbertson is named after 26990 Culbertson[6].

Why It Matters

26990 Culbertson has Wikipedia articles in 6 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] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . 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] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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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  1. 4w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Argument of periapsis {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+256.67893'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+255.4904886749355'}
    Periapsis {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.6151419'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.605940694489128'}
    Site of astronomical discovery Chichibu Observatory
    Instance of asteroid
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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