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7861 Messenger

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7861 Messenger

Summary

7861 Messenger is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 7861 Messenger is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus[3].
  • 7861 Messenger's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 7861 Messenger's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory[5].
  • Scott R. Messenger is named after 7861 Messenger[6].
  • 7861 Messenger's follows is recorded as 7860 Zahnle[7].
  • 7861 Messenger's followed by is recorded as 7862 Keikonakamura[8].
  • 7861 Messenger's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • 7861 Messenger's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • 7861 Messenger's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 EK25[11].
  • 7861 Messenger's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-03-02T00:00:00Z[12].
  • 7861 Messenger's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7fsw[13].
  • 7861 Messenger's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20007861[14].
  • 7861 Messenger's significant event is recorded as naming[15].
  • 7861 Messenger's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.17'}[16].
  • 7861 Messenger's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1737895'}[17].
  • 7861 Messenger's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1724932223136728'}[18].
  • 7861 Messenger's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.4'}[19].
  • 7861 Messenger's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.61'}[20].
  • 7861 Messenger's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.95499'}[21].
  • 7861 Messenger's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.956133689669281'}[22].
  • 7861 Messenger's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.81'}[23].
  • 7861 Messenger's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1392.773122925718'}[24].
  • 7861 Messenger's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+309.09045'}[25].
  • 7861 Messenger's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+308.9817214413576'}[26].
  • 7861 Messenger's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.4376038'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

7861 Messenger's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

History and Context

Scott R. Messenger is named after 7861 Messenger[6].

Why It Matters

7861 Messenger has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 4 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] ↑ . Minor Planet Center 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] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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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