2996 Bowman

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2996 Bowman

Summary

2996 Bowman is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 2996 Bowman is credited with the discovery of Indiana Asteroid Program[3].
  • 2996 Bowman's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 2996 Bowman's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Goethe Link Observatory[5].
  • 2996 Bowman's follows is recorded as Q1062296[6].
  • 2996 Bowman's followed by is recorded as Q150517[7].
  • 2996 Bowman's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • 2996 Bowman's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • 2996 Bowman's provisional designation is recorded as 1938 FO[10].
  • 2996 Bowman's provisional designation is recorded as 1940 RW[11].
  • 2996 Bowman's provisional designation is recorded as 1949 QW1[12].
  • 2996 Bowman's provisional designation is recorded as 1954 RJ[13].
  • 2996 Bowman's provisional designation is recorded as 1956 AC[14].
  • 2996 Bowman's provisional designation is recorded as 1961 EE[15].
  • 2996 Bowman's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 RF3[16].
  • 2996 Bowman's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 TC2[17].
  • 2996 Bowman's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 BD[18].
  • 2996 Bowman's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1954-09-05T00:00:00Z[19].
  • 2996 Bowman's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y11rg[20].
  • 2996 Bowman's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002996[21].
  • 2996 Bowman's asteroid spectral type is recorded as X-type asteroid[22].
  • 2996 Bowman's significant event is recorded as naming[23].
  • 2996 Bowman's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.03'}[24].
  • 2996 Bowman's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0317431'}[25].
  • 2996 Bowman's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.02993711353155781'}[26].
  • 2996 Bowman's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.0'}[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

2996 Bowman is credited with the discovery of Indiana Asteroid Program[3].

Why It Matters

2996 Bowman has Wikipedia articles in 29 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] . Minor Planet Center database. 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] . 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] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . JPL Small-Body Database. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . 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.

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