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(5985) 1942 RJ

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(5985) 1942 RJ

Summary

(5985) 1942 RJ is an asteroid[1]. (5985) 1942 RJ has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (5985) 1942 RJ is credited with the discovery of Liisi Oterma[3].
  • (5985) 1942 RJ's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (5985) 1942 RJ's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Iso-Heikkilä Observatory[5].
  • (5985) 1942 RJ's follows is recorded as Q538988[6].
  • (5985) 1942 RJ's followed by is recorded as Q1081652[7].
  • (5985) 1942 RJ's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (5985) 1942 RJ's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (5985) 1942 RJ's provisional designation is recorded as 1942 RJ[10].
  • (5985) 1942 RJ's provisional designation is recorded as 1965 OK[11].
  • (5985) 1942 RJ's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 TS3[12].
  • (5985) 1942 RJ's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1942-09-07T00:00:00Z[13].
  • (5985) 1942 RJ's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bxzgdd[14].
  • (5985) 1942 RJ's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005985[15].
  • (5985) 1942 RJ's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2296050'}[16].
  • (5985) 1942 RJ's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2294846503387353'}[17].
  • (5985) 1942 RJ's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.3'}[18].
  • (5985) 1942 RJ's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.47'}[19].
  • (5985) 1942 RJ's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.83994'}[20].
  • (5985) 1942 RJ's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.838116558776306'}[21].
  • (5985) 1942 RJ's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.3'}[22].
  • (5985) 1942 RJ's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1205.722722360669'}[23].
  • (5985) 1942 RJ's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+9.7212'}[24].
  • (5985) 1942 RJ's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+284.94345'}[25].
  • (5985) 1942 RJ's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+284.90317464'}[26].
  • (5985) 1942 RJ's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.2164825'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(5985) 1942 RJ's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(5985) 1942 RJ has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (5985) 1942 RJ is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

Liisi Oterma

References

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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] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Minor Planet Center 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] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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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