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(6946) 1980 RX1

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(6946) 1980 RX1

Summary

(6946) 1980 RX1 is an asteroid[1]. (6946) 1980 RX1 has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (6946) 1980 RX1 is credited with the discovery of Henri Debehogne[3].
  • (6946) 1980 RX1 is credited with the discovery of Léo Houziaux‎[4].
  • (6946) 1980 RX1's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • (6946) 1980 RX1's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory[6].
  • (6946) 1980 RX1's follows is recorded as 6945 Dahlgren[7].
  • (6946) 1980 RX1's followed by is recorded as 6947 Andrewdavis[8].
  • (6946) 1980 RX1's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • (6946) 1980 RX1's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (6946) 1980 RX1's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 RX1[11].
  • (6946) 1980 RX1's provisional designation is recorded as 1951 CF[12].
  • (6946) 1980 RX1's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 AK[13].
  • (6946) 1980 RX1's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 YH7[14].
  • (6946) 1980 RX1's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 DM5[15].
  • (6946) 1980 RX1's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 MC1[16].
  • (6946) 1980 RX1's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1980-09-15T00:00:00Z[17].
  • (6946) 1980 RX1's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b74y37[18].
  • (6946) 1980 RX1's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20006946[19].
  • (6946) 1980 RX1's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.14'}[20].
  • (6946) 1980 RX1's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1397367'}[21].
  • (6946) 1980 RX1's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1392208853028723'}[22].
  • (6946) 1980 RX1's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.5'}[23].
  • (6946) 1980 RX1's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.76'}[24].
  • (6946) 1980 RX1's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.56128'}[25].
  • (6946) 1980 RX1's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.563302313242898'}[26].
  • (6946) 1980 RX1's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.41'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(6946) 1980 RX1's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

Why It Matters

(6946) 1980 RX1 has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (6946) 1980 RX1 is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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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