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(6040) 1990 DK3

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(6040) 1990 DK3

Summary

(6040) 1990 DK3 is an asteroid[1]. (6040) 1990 DK3 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (6040) 1990 DK3 is credited with the discovery of Henri Debehogne[3].
  • (6040) 1990 DK3's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (6040) 1990 DK3's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory[5].
  • (6040) 1990 DK3's follows is recorded as Q582708[6].
  • (6040) 1990 DK3's followed by is recorded as 6041 Juterkilian[7].
  • (6040) 1990 DK3's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (6040) 1990 DK3's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (6040) 1990 DK3's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 DK3[10].
  • (6040) 1990 DK3's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 GF[11].
  • (6040) 1990 DK3's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 DC[12].
  • (6040) 1990 DK3's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 PU4[13].
  • (6040) 1990 DK3's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1990-02-24T00:00:00Z[14].
  • (6040) 1990 DK3's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bxzp_x[15].
  • (6040) 1990 DK3's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20006040[16].
  • (6040) 1990 DK3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.15'}[17].
  • (6040) 1990 DK3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1453766'}[18].
  • (6040) 1990 DK3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.147691873551755'}[19].
  • (6040) 1990 DK3's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.7'}[20].
  • (6040) 1990 DK3's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.81'}[21].
  • (6040) 1990 DK3's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.43066'}[22].
  • (6040) 1990 DK3's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.436462439368997'}[23].
  • (6040) 1990 DK3's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.73'}[24].
  • (6040) 1990 DK3's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1360.831931893014'}[25].
  • (6040) 1990 DK3's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+164.76855'}[26].
  • (6040) 1990 DK3's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+164.7199687867524'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(6040) 1990 DK3's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(6040) 1990 DK3 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (6040) 1990 DK3 is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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