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(528381) 2008 ST291

trans-Neptunian object
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(528381) 2008 ST291
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(528381) 2008 ST291

Summary

(528381) 2008 ST291 is an asteroid[1]. (528381) 2008 ST291 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • (528381) 2008 ST291 is credited with the discovery of Michael E. Brown[3].
  • (528381) 2008 ST291 is credited with the discovery of Meg Schwamb[4].
  • (528381) 2008 ST291 is credited with the discovery of David L. Rabinowitz[5].
  • (528381) 2008 ST291's image is recorded as 2008ST291-orbit.png[6].
  • (528381) 2008 ST291's instance of is recorded as asteroid[7].
  • (528381) 2008 ST291's instance of is recorded as possible dwarf planet[8].
  • (528381) 2008 ST291's instance of is recorded as trans-Neptunian object[9].
  • (528381) 2008 ST291's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[10].
  • (528381) 2008 ST291's minor planet group is recorded as trans-Neptunian object[11].
  • (528381) 2008 ST291's Commons category is recorded as (528381) 2008 ST291[12].
  • (528381) 2008 ST291's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[13].
  • (528381) 2008 ST291's provisional designation is recorded as 2008 ST291[14].
  • (528381) 2008 ST291's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2008-09-24T00:00:00Z[15].
  • (528381) 2008 ST291's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09gfr4p[16].
  • (528381) 2008 ST291's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20528381[17].
  • (528381) 2008 ST291's significant event is recorded as discovery[18].
  • (528381) 2008 ST291's significant event is recorded as designation[19].
  • (528381) 2008 ST291's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.569'}[20].
  • (528381) 2008 ST291's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.57213771315857'}[21].
  • (528381) 2008 ST291's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+22.3'}[22].
  • (528381) 2008 ST291's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+4.2'}[23].
  • (528381) 2008 ST291's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+4.22'}[24].
  • (528381) 2008 ST291's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+20.81'}[25].
  • (528381) 2008 ST291's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+20.80237491164829'}[26].
  • (528381) 2008 ST291's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+363669.8843808298'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include asteroid[7], possible dwarf planet[8], and trans-Neptunian object[9].

Why It Matters

(528381) 2008 ST291 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).[2] (528381) 2008 ST291 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] (528381) 2008 ST291 is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Michael E. Brown

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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