3173 McNaught

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3173 McNaught

Summary

3173 McNaught is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 3173 McNaught is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell[3].
  • 3173 McNaught's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 3173 McNaught's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station[5].
  • Robert H. McNaught is named after 3173 McNaught[6].
  • 3173 McNaught's follows is recorded as Q731576[7].
  • 3173 McNaught's followed by is recorded as Q150965[8].
  • 3173 McNaught's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • 3173 McNaught's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • 3173 McNaught's provisional designation is recorded as 1951 ND[11].
  • 3173 McNaught's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 KT[12].
  • 3173 McNaught's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 WY[13].
  • 3173 McNaught's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-11-24T00:00:00Z[14].
  • 3173 McNaught's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7dw_[15].
  • 3173 McNaught's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003173[16].
  • 3173 McNaught's significant event is recorded as naming[17].
  • 3173 McNaught's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.21'}[18].
  • 3173 McNaught's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2104899'}[19].
  • 3173 McNaught's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2113329443070661'}[20].
  • 3173 McNaught's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.0'}[21].
  • 3173 McNaught's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.26'}[22].
  • 3173 McNaught's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.79506'}[23].
  • 3173 McNaught's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.794321396176117'}[24].
  • 3173 McNaught's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.27'}[25].
  • 3173 McNaught's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1194.54082414722'}[26].
  • 3173 McNaught's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+79.27980'}[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

3173 McNaught is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell[3].

Why It Matters

3173 McNaught 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] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . JPL Small-Body Database. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . 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.

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