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(31342) 1998 MU31

Summary

(31342) 1998 MU31 is an asteroid[1]. (31342) 1998 MU31 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • (31342) 1998 MU31 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[3].
  • (31342) 1998 MU31's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (31342) 1998 MU31's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[5].
  • (31342) 1998 MU31 followed (31341) 1998 KH55[6].
  • (31342) 1998 MU31 was followed by (31343) 1998 NT[7].
  • (31342) 1998 MU31's minor planet group is recorded as Jupiter trojan[8].
  • (31342) 1998 MU31's minor planet group is recorded as Trojan camp trojan asteroid[9].
  • (31342) 1998 MU31's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (31342) 1998 MU31's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 MU31[11].
  • (31342) 1998 MU31's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 SL348[12].
  • (31342) 1998 MU31's time of discovery or invention is recorded as June 24, 1998[13].
  • (31342) 1998 MU31's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0756997'}[14].
  • (31342) 1998 MU31's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07653831563761289'}[15].
  • (31342) 1998 MU31's Lagrangian point is recorded as L5 Jupiter-Sun[16].
  • (31342) 1998 MU31's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.4'}[17].
  • (31342) 1998 MU31's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.45'}[18].
  • (31342) 1998 MU31's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+24.41525'}[19].
  • (31342) 1998 MU31's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+24.41013176574414'}[20].
  • (31342) 1998 MU31's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+11.95'}[21].
  • (31342) 1998 MU31's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+4361.833031526109'}[22].
  • (31342) 1998 MU31's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+102.96160'}[23].
  • (31342) 1998 MU31's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+102.9526605339562'}[24].
  • (31342) 1998 MU31's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+5.2257557'}[25].
  • (31342) 1998 MU31's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+5.224528148932855'}[26].
  • (31342) 1998 MU31's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+5.621'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(31342) 1998 MU31's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(31342) 1998 MU31 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).[2] (31342) 1998 MU31 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] (31342) 1998 MU31 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.org. minorplanetcenter.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Peter James · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → —
    Discoverer or inventor → Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research
    Site of astronomical discovery → Experimental Test Site
    Albedo → {'amount': '+0.065'}
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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