31862 Garfinkle

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31862 Garfinkle

Summary

31862 Garfinkle is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 31862 Garfinkle is credited with the discovery of Catalina Sky Survey[3].
  • 31862 Garfinkle's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 31862 Garfinkle's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Catalina Station[5].
  • 31862 Garfinkle followed 31861 Darleshimizu[6].
  • 31862 Garfinkle was followed by 31863 Hazelcoffman[7].
  • 31862 Garfinkle's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • 31862 Garfinkle's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • 31862 Garfinkle's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 EY70[10].
  • 31862 Garfinkle's time of discovery or invention is recorded as March 11, 2000[11].
  • 31862 Garfinkle's significant event is recorded as naming[12].
  • 31862 Garfinkle's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.14'}[13].
  • 31862 Garfinkle's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1378633'}[14].
  • 31862 Garfinkle's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1379746633154285'}[15].
  • 31862 Garfinkle's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.9'}[16].
  • 31862 Garfinkle's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.1'}[17].
  • 31862 Garfinkle's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.64818'}[18].
  • 31862 Garfinkle's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.655686895026033'}[19].
  • 31862 Garfinkle's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.66'}[20].
  • 31862 Garfinkle's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1337.883807438357'}[21].
  • 31862 Garfinkle's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+5.716'}[22].
  • 31862 Garfinkle's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+106.83307'}[23].
  • 31862 Garfinkle's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+106.7607042299363'}[24].
  • 31862 Garfinkle's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.3764523'}[25].
  • 31862 Garfinkle's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.376183524803646'}[26].
  • 31862 Garfinkle's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.704'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

31862 Garfinkle's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

31862 Garfinkle has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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] . 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] . 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] . 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.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Peter James · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor Catalina Sky Survey
    Orbital period {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.66'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1337.883807438357'}
    Longitude of ascending node {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+106.83307'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+106.7607042299363'}
    Orbital inclination {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.64818'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.655686895026033'}
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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