29980 Dougsimons

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29980 Dougsimons

Summary

29980 Dougsimons is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 29980 Dougsimons is credited with the discovery of Charles W. Juels[3].
  • 29980 Dougsimons's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 29980 Dougsimons's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Fountain Hills Observatory[5].
  • 29980 Dougsimons's follows is recorded as 29979 Wastyk[6].
  • 29980 Dougsimons's followed by is recorded as (29981) 1999 TD10[7].
  • 29980 Dougsimons's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • 29980 Dougsimons's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • 29980 Dougsimons's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 HL17[10].
  • 29980 Dougsimons's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 SV6[11].
  • 29980 Dougsimons's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-09-30T00:00:00Z[12].
  • 29980 Dougsimons's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y1h18[13].
  • 29980 Dougsimons's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20029980[14].
  • 29980 Dougsimons's significant event is recorded as naming[15].
  • 29980 Dougsimons's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.21'}[16].
  • 29980 Dougsimons's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2085687'}[17].
  • 29980 Dougsimons's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.209004174025111'}[18].
  • 29980 Dougsimons's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.7'}[19].
  • 29980 Dougsimons's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.97'}[20].
  • 29980 Dougsimons's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.74029'}[21].
  • 29980 Dougsimons's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.742565239570568'}[22].
  • 29980 Dougsimons's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.39'}[23].
  • 29980 Dougsimons's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1235.951764785545'}[24].
  • 29980 Dougsimons's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+255.97826'}[25].
  • 29980 Dougsimons's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+255.9251423385392'}[26].
  • 29980 Dougsimons's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.2547019'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

29980 Dougsimons's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

29980 Dougsimons has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 12 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] . 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] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . 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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