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(73948) 1997 TK12

Summary

(73948) 1997 TK12 is an asteroid[1]. (73948) 1997 TK12 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • (73948) 1997 TK12 is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch[3].
  • (73948) 1997 TK12's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (73948) 1997 TK12's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory[5].
  • (73948) 1997 TK12's follows is recorded as (73947) 1997 TV3[6].
  • (73948) 1997 TK12's followed by is recorded as (73949) 1997 TT12[7].
  • (73948) 1997 TK12's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (73948) 1997 TK12's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (73948) 1997 TK12's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 DE6[10].
  • (73948) 1997 TK12's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 TK12[11].
  • (73948) 1997 TK12's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 RE73[12].
  • (73948) 1997 TK12's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1997-10-02T00:00:00Z[13].
  • (73948) 1997 TK12's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20073948[14].
  • (73948) 1997 TK12's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2259638897260634'}[15].
  • (73948) 1997 TK12's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.0'}[16].
  • (73948) 1997 TK12's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.442969382767151'}[17].
  • (73948) 1997 TK12's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1982.7042929969'}[18].
  • (73948) 1997 TK12's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+313.8940892094866'}[19].
  • (73948) 1997 TK12's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.088680693028197'}[20].
  • (73948) 1997 TK12's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.786610996546642'}[21].
  • (73948) 1997 TK12's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.390750389509753'}[22].
  • (73948) 1997 TK12's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+121.8896411773003'}[23].
  • (73948) 1997 TK12's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+27.9063899662962'}[24].
  • (73948) 1997 TK12's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+6.222'}[25].
  • (73948) 1997 TK12's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1224tgvg[26].
  • (73948) 1997 TK12's albedo is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(73948) 1997 TK12's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(73948) 1997 TK12 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 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 aliases. wikidata.org.

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