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(7870) 1987 UP2

Summary

(7870) 1987 UP2 is an asteroid[1]. (7870) 1987 UP2 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • (7870) 1987 UP2 is credited with the discovery of Poul Jensen[3].
  • (7870) 1987 UP2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (7870) 1987 UP2's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Brorfelde Observatory[5].
  • (7870) 1987 UP2's follows is recorded as 7869 Pradun[6].
  • (7870) 1987 UP2's followed by is recorded as Q157086[7].
  • (7870) 1987 UP2's minor planet group is recorded as Mars-crossing asteroid[8].
  • (7870) 1987 UP2's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (7870) 1987 UP2's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 UP2[10].
  • (7870) 1987 UP2's provisional designation is recorded as 1950 RF[11].
  • (7870) 1987 UP2's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 OK[12].
  • (7870) 1987 UP2's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 WD1[13].
  • (7870) 1987 UP2's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1987-10-25T00:00:00Z[14].
  • (7870) 1987 UP2's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bbwbjw[15].
  • (7870) 1987 UP2's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20007870[16].
  • (7870) 1987 UP2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.27'}[17].
  • (7870) 1987 UP2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2738081'}[18].
  • (7870) 1987 UP2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.273087979250921'}[19].
  • (7870) 1987 UP2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.8'}[20].
  • (7870) 1987 UP2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.96'}[21].
  • (7870) 1987 UP2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.50626'}[22].
  • (7870) 1987 UP2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.504335945277815'}[23].
  • (7870) 1987 UP2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.35'}[24].
  • (7870) 1987 UP2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1225.193772431054'}[25].
  • (7870) 1987 UP2's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+12.0'}[26].
  • (7870) 1987 UP2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+240.04470'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(7870) 1987 UP2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(7870) 1987 UP2 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2] (7870) 1987 UP2 has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] (7870) 1987 UP2 is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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