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36983 Sumner

asteroid
Place Asteroid Q7466437

Facts

25 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +24
Follows
(36982) 2000 SX336[5]
Followed by
(36984) 2000 SM348[6]
Absolute magnitude
+14.9, +15.11[15][16]
Albedo
+0.048, +0.05[34][35]
Apoapsis
+3.052, +3.047187467456828[25][26]
Argument of periapsis
+297.27864, +297.898687663154[29][30]
Diameter
+6.484[33]
Discoverer or inventor
Marc Buie[2]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[36]
Longitude of ascending node
+243.61226, +243.3665020583749[21][22]
Mean anomaly
+55.34509, +69.63058380513371[31][32]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[7]
Named after
James Edward (Red) Sumner Jr.[4]
Orbital eccentricity
0.26 (0.26–0.26, n=3)[12][13][14]
Orbital inclination
+3.66203, +3.672459029888266[17][18]
Orbital period
+3.75, +1372.987131856145[19][20]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[8]
Periapsis
+1.7776214, +1.787948474928987[27][28]
Provisional designation
2000 SB346[9]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.4148358, +2.417567971192908[23][24]
Significant event
naming[11]
Site of astronomical discovery
Kitt Peak National Observatory[3]
Time of discovery or invention
September 21, 2000[10]
Time of periapsis
+2460734.939179033[37]
🏷️ Also known as
en (36983) 2000 SB346 en 36983 Sumner en Sumner de (36983) Sumner es (36983) 2000 SB346 fr (36983) 2000 SB346 it (36983) 2000 SB346 ja サムナー ru 2000 SB346 zh 小行星36983
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/1225km06
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20036983
Minor Planet Center body ID
36983

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 1
Marc Buie
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Kitt Peak National Observatory
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Summary

36983 Sumner is an asteroid[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . 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. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25w ago · Peter James · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Absolute magnitude → 14.9, 15.11
    Site of astronomical discovery → Kitt Peak National Observatory
    Orbital inclination → 3.66203 degree, 3.672459 degree
    Discoverer or inventor → Marc Buie
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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