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(8176) 1991 WA

Summary

(8176) 1991 WA is an asteroid[1]. (8176) 1991 WA has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (8176) 1991 WA is credited with the discovery of Robert H. McNaught[3].
  • (8176) 1991 WA's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (8176) 1991 WA's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object[5].
  • (8176) 1991 WA's instance of is recorded as near-Earth asteroid[6].
  • (8176) 1991 WA's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory[7].
  • (8176) 1991 WA's follows is recorded as 8175 Boerhaave[8].
  • (8176) 1991 WA's followed by is recorded as (8177) 1992 BO[9].
  • (8176) 1991 WA's minor planet group is recorded as Apollo asteroid[10].
  • (8176) 1991 WA's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[11].
  • (8176) 1991 WA's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 WA[12].
  • (8176) 1991 WA's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1991-11-29T00:00:00Z[13].
  • (8176) 1991 WA's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h68qph[14].
  • (8176) 1991 WA's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008176[15].
  • (8176) 1991 WA's asteroid spectral type is recorded as Q-type asteroid[16].
  • (8176) 1991 WA's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.64'}[17].
  • (8176) 1991 WA's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.6431205'}[18].
  • (8176) 1991 WA's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.6431833149386029'}[19].
  • (8176) 1991 WA's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.9'}[20].
  • (8176) 1991 WA's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.01'}[21].
  • (8176) 1991 WA's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+39.60156'}[22].
  • (8176) 1991 WA's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+39.58754464086632'}[23].
  • (8176) 1991 WA's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+1.98'}[24].
  • (8176) 1991 WA's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+722.0293065347685'}[25].
  • (8176) 1991 WA's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+7.111'}[26].
  • (8176) 1991 WA's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+66.54231'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include asteroid[4], near-Earth object[5], and near-Earth asteroid[6].

Why It Matters

(8176) 1991 WA has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[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. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Site of astronomical discovery → Siding Spring Observatory
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.5749129'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.575085979893561'}
    Instance of → asteroid, near-Earth object, near-Earth asteroid
    Asteroid spectral type → Q-type asteroid
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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