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(52440) 1994 QN

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(52440) 1994 QN

Summary

(52440) 1994 QN is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (52440) 1994 QN is credited with the discovery of Robert H. McNaught[2].
  • (52440) 1994 QN's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (52440) 1994 QN's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory[4].
  • (52440) 1994 QN followed (52439) 1994 QL[5].
  • (52440) 1994 QN was followed by (52441) 1994 RS1[6].
  • (52440) 1994 QN's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (52440) 1994 QN's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (52440) 1994 QN's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 QN[9].
  • (52440) 1994 QN's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 XF16[10].
  • (52440) 1994 QN's time of discovery or invention is recorded as August 26, 1994[11].
  • (52440) 1994 QN's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2799511035314999'}[12].
  • (52440) 1994 QN's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.81'}[13].
  • (52440) 1994 QN's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.55430691446774'}[14].
  • (52440) 1994 QN's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1302.326496262189'}[15].
  • (52440) 1994 QN's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+66.96396735643812'}[16].
  • (52440) 1994 QN's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.333893134298429'}[17].
  • (52440) 1994 QN's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.987269092769866'}[18].
  • (52440) 1994 QN's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.680517175826993'}[19].
  • (52440) 1994 QN's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+293.9663769091953'}[20].
  • (52440) 1994 QN's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+254.1007709422416'}[21].
  • (52440) 1994 QN's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+3.209'}[22].
  • (52440) 1994 QN's albedo is recorded as {'amount': '+0.298'}[23].
  • (52440) 1994 QN's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[24].
  • (52440) 1994 QN's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2461383.598255377'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(52440) 1994 QN's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows → (52439) 1994 QL
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+66.96396735643812'}
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+293.9663769091953'}
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(52440) 1994 کیو این]]"
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