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(6960) 1989 AL5

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(6960) 1989 AL5

Summary

(6960) 1989 AL5 is an asteroid[1]. (6960) 1989 AL5 has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (6960) 1989 AL5 is credited with the discovery of Robert H. McNaught[3].
  • (6960) 1989 AL5's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (6960) 1989 AL5's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory[5].
  • (6960) 1989 AL5's follows is recorded as Q718692[6].
  • (6960) 1989 AL5's followed by is recorded as Q156576[7].
  • (6960) 1989 AL5's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (6960) 1989 AL5's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (6960) 1989 AL5's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 AL5[10].
  • (6960) 1989 AL5's provisional designation is recorded as 1932 EU[11].
  • (6960) 1989 AL5's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 UR3[12].
  • (6960) 1989 AL5's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 RJ15[13].
  • (6960) 1989 AL5's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1989-01-04T00:00:00Z[14].
  • (6960) 1989 AL5's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b__3fq[15].
  • (6960) 1989 AL5's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20006960[16].
  • (6960) 1989 AL5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.14'}[17].
  • (6960) 1989 AL5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1448522'}[18].
  • (6960) 1989 AL5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1424626789354958'}[19].
  • (6960) 1989 AL5's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.6'}[20].
  • (6960) 1989 AL5's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.65'}[21].
  • (6960) 1989 AL5's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.39940'}[22].
  • (6960) 1989 AL5's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.396445985496915'}[23].
  • (6960) 1989 AL5's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.7'}[24].
  • (6960) 1989 AL5's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2087.075577197263'}[25].
  • (6960) 1989 AL5's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+26.06233'}[26].
  • (6960) 1989 AL5's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+25.93710304326939'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(6960) 1989 AL5's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(6960) 1989 AL5 has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (6960) 1989 AL5 is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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

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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