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(7920) 1981 XM2

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(7920) 1981 XM2

Summary

(7920) 1981 XM2 is an asteroid[1]. (7920) 1981 XM2 has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (7920) 1981 XM2 is credited with the discovery of Purple Mountain Observatory[3].
  • (7920) 1981 XM2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (7920) 1981 XM2's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Purple Mountain Observatory[5].
  • (7920) 1981 XM2's follows is recorded as 7919 Prime[6].
  • (7920) 1981 XM2's followed by is recorded as 7921 Huebner[7].
  • (7920) 1981 XM2's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (7920) 1981 XM2's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (7920) 1981 XM2's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 XM2[10].
  • (7920) 1981 XM2's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 YK[11].
  • (7920) 1981 XM2's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 CN2[12].
  • (7920) 1981 XM2's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-12-03T00:00:00Z[13].
  • (7920) 1981 XM2's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b7657j[14].
  • (7920) 1981 XM2's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20007920[15].
  • (7920) 1981 XM2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}[16].
  • (7920) 1981 XM2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1077666'}[17].
  • (7920) 1981 XM2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1064417094065493'}[18].
  • (7920) 1981 XM2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.1'}[19].
  • (7920) 1981 XM2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.32'}[20].
  • (7920) 1981 XM2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.80054'}[21].
  • (7920) 1981 XM2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.80546476250489'}[22].
  • (7920) 1981 XM2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.19'}[23].
  • (7920) 1981 XM2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1531.488455418021'}[24].
  • (7920) 1981 XM2's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+2.596'}[25].
  • (7920) 1981 XM2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+258.10706'}[26].
  • (7920) 1981 XM2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+257.999242261213'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(7920) 1981 XM2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(7920) 1981 XM2 has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (7920) 1981 XM2 is known by 3 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . 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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