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(27905) 1996 SK6

Summary

(27905) 1996 SK6 is an asteroid[1]. (27905) 1996 SK6 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (27905) 1996 SK6 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (27905) 1996 SK6's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (27905) 1996 SK6's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (27905) 1996 SK6 followed (27904) 1996 SV4[6].
  • (27905) 1996 SK6 was followed by (27906) 1996 TZ7[7].
  • (27905) 1996 SK6's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (27905) 1996 SK6's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (27905) 1996 SK6's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 UG4[10].
  • (27905) 1996 SK6's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 SW15[11].
  • (27905) 1996 SK6's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 SK6[12].
  • (27905) 1996 SK6's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 20, 1996[13].
  • (27905) 1996 SK6's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.27'}[14].
  • (27905) 1996 SK6's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2657282'}[15].
  • (27905) 1996 SK6's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2675630348785017'}[16].
  • (27905) 1996 SK6's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.0'}[17].
  • (27905) 1996 SK6's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.17'}[18].
  • (27905) 1996 SK6's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.30603'}[19].
  • (27905) 1996 SK6's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.307477394379627'}[20].
  • (27905) 1996 SK6's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.65'}[21].
  • (27905) 1996 SK6's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2062.905329432729'}[22].
  • (27905) 1996 SK6's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+197.44731'}[23].
  • (27905) 1996 SK6's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+197.3718777335219'}[24].
  • (27905) 1996 SK6's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.1716378'}[25].
  • (27905) 1996 SK6's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.17142111960451'}[26].
  • (27905) 1996 SK6's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+4.014'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(27905) 1996 SK6's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(27905) 1996 SK6 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (27905) 1996 SK6 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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. 25d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+178.31700'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+178.8208829463585'}
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+4.014'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+4.019976179243669'}
    Diameter → {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+8.851'}
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(27905) 1996 ایس کے 6]]"
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