3147 Samantha

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3147 Samantha

Summary

3147 Samantha is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 3147 Samantha is credited with the discovery of Lyudmila Chernykh[3].
  • 3147 Samantha's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 3147 Samantha's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Crimean Astrophysical Observatory[5].
  • Samantha Smith is named after 3147 Samantha[6].
  • 3147 Samantha followed Q918802[7].
  • 3147 Samantha was followed by Q907223[8].
  • 3147 Samantha's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • 3147 Samantha's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • 3147 Samantha's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 YU3[11].
  • 3147 Samantha's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 OU12[12].
  • 3147 Samantha's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 TG13[13].
  • 3147 Samantha's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1976-12-16T00:00:00Z[14].
  • 3147 Samantha's significant event is recorded as naming[15].
  • 3147 Samantha's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.19'}[16].
  • 3147 Samantha's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1943386'}[17].
  • 3147 Samantha's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1913719001874139'}[18].
  • 3147 Samantha's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.7'}[19].
  • 3147 Samantha's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.83'}[20].
  • 3147 Samantha's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.54569'}[21].
  • 3147 Samantha's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.55019266538533'}[22].
  • 3147 Samantha's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.25'}[23].
  • 3147 Samantha's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1553.183892602049'}[24].
  • 3147 Samantha's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+5.2724'}[25].
  • 3147 Samantha's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+215.64637'}[26].
  • 3147 Samantha's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+215.4818681730157'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

3147 Samantha's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Origins

Samantha Smith is named after 3147 Samantha[6].

Why It Matters

3147 Samantha has Wikipedia articles in 27 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] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] . 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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