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(31017) 1996 EH2

Summary

(31017) 1996 EH2 is an asteroid[1]. (31017) 1996 EH2 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (31017) 1996 EH2 is credited with the discovery of Robert H. McNaught[3].
  • (31017) 1996 EH2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (31017) 1996 EH2's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory[5].
  • (31017) 1996 EH2 followed (31016) 1996 DY1[6].
  • (31017) 1996 EH2 was followed by (31018) 1996 ET2[7].
  • (31017) 1996 EH2's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (31017) 1996 EH2's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (31017) 1996 EH2's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 EH2[10].
  • (31017) 1996 EH2's time of discovery or invention is recorded as March 15, 1996[11].
  • (31017) 1996 EH2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.14'}[12].
  • (31017) 1996 EH2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1371248'}[13].
  • (31017) 1996 EH2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1385478325387509'}[14].
  • (31017) 1996 EH2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}[15].
  • (31017) 1996 EH2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.68'}[16].
  • (31017) 1996 EH2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.37010'}[17].
  • (31017) 1996 EH2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.367708091665857'}[18].
  • (31017) 1996 EH2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.4'}[19].
  • (31017) 1996 EH2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1242.590167902902'}[20].
  • (31017) 1996 EH2's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+3.9'}[21].
  • (31017) 1996 EH2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+265.94685'}[22].
  • (31017) 1996 EH2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+265.8419019304978'}[23].
  • (31017) 1996 EH2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.2626805'}[24].
  • (31017) 1996 EH2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.261967309049917'}[25].
  • (31017) 1996 EH2's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.573'}[26].
  • (31017) 1996 EH2's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.575357976992294'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(31017) 1996 EH2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(31017) 1996 EH2 has Wikipedia articles in 5 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Diameter → {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+3.507'}
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Follows → —
    Site of astronomical discovery → Siding Spring Observatory
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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