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(73942) 1997 SN12

Summary

(73942) 1997 SN12 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (73942) 1997 SN12 is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch[2].
  • (73942) 1997 SN12's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (73942) 1997 SN12's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory[4].
  • (73942) 1997 SN12's follows is recorded as (73941) 1997 SN11[5].
  • (73942) 1997 SN12's followed by is recorded as (73943) 1997 SE15[6].
  • (73942) 1997 SN12's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (73942) 1997 SN12's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (73942) 1997 SN12's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 SN12[9].
  • (73942) 1997 SN12's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 CA88[10].
  • (73942) 1997 SN12's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1997-09-27T00:00:00Z[11].
  • (73942) 1997 SN12's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20073942[12].
  • (73942) 1997 SN12's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1305106819516422'}[13].
  • (73942) 1997 SN12's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.8'}[14].
  • (73942) 1997 SN12's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.018674162308294'}[15].
  • (73942) 1997 SN12's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1945.913489143036'}[16].
  • (73942) 1997 SN12's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+354.3867390198656'}[17].
  • (73942) 1997 SN12's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.050352769272631'}[18].
  • (73942) 1997 SN12's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.448456389383483'}[19].
  • (73942) 1997 SN12's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.65224914916178'}[20].
  • (73942) 1997 SN12's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+105.3648266787869'}[21].
  • (73942) 1997 SN12's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+33.53161394527972'}[22].
  • (73942) 1997 SN12's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+3.637'}[23].
  • (73942) 1997 SN12's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/12226shh[24].
  • (73942) 1997 SN12's albedo is recorded as {'amount': '+0.212'}[25].
  • (73942) 1997 SN12's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 73942[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(73942) 1997 SN12's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . 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. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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