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(31262) 1998 ES8

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(31262) 1998 ES8

Summary

(31262) 1998 ES8 is an asteroid[1]. (31262) 1998 ES8 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (31262) 1998 ES8 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (31262) 1998 ES8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (31262) 1998 ES8's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (31262) 1998 ES8's follows is recorded as (31261) 1998 EF8[6].
  • (31262) 1998 ES8's followed by is recorded as (31263) 1998 EG9[7].
  • (31262) 1998 ES8's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (31262) 1998 ES8's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (31262) 1998 ES8's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 ES8[10].
  • (31262) 1998 ES8's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 LP4[11].
  • (31262) 1998 ES8's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-03-05T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (31262) 1998 ES8's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0hgp4dc[13].
  • (31262) 1998 ES8's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20031262[14].
  • (31262) 1998 ES8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.12'}[15].
  • (31262) 1998 ES8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1211200'}[16].
  • (31262) 1998 ES8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1213844969476036'}[17].
  • (31262) 1998 ES8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}[18].
  • (31262) 1998 ES8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.43'}[19].
  • (31262) 1998 ES8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.63838'}[20].
  • (31262) 1998 ES8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.636777855923492'}[21].
  • (31262) 1998 ES8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.59'}[22].
  • (31262) 1998 ES8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1678.18923046072'}[23].
  • (31262) 1998 ES8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+191.94729'}[24].
  • (31262) 1998 ES8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+191.8670798684225'}[25].
  • (31262) 1998 ES8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.7638442'}[26].
  • (31262) 1998 ES8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.763726112592339'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(31262) 1998 ES8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(31262) 1998 ES8 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . 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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