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8556 Jana

asteroid
Thing asteroid Q157459

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
8555 Mirimao[3]
Followed by
8557 Šaroun[4]
Absolute magnitude
+13.1, +13.41[15][16]
Albedo
+0.227[34]
Apoapsis
+3.959, +3.955117201960681[25][26]
Argument of periapsis
+256.87122, +257.0388963448903[29][30]
Diameter
+7.343[33]
Discoverer or inventor
Zdeněk Moravec[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[35]
Longitude of ascending node
+107.19250, +107.1241990390357[21][22]
Mean anomaly
+260.27062, +15.97634037944536[31][32]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
0.36 (0.36–0.36, n=3)[12][13][14]
Orbital inclination
+5.36220, +5.363989189888058[17][18]
Orbital period
+4.97, +1814.603436342761[19][20]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
+1.8627470, +1.867955294713321[27][28]
Provisional designation
1992 BD6, 1995 NB, 1996 WF3[7][8][9]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.9111037, +2.911536248337001[23][24]
Significant event
naming[11]
Site of astronomical discovery
Kleť Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
July 7, 1995[10]
Time of periapsis
+2460919.9702162426[36]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jana de 1995 NB de (8556) Jana fa سیارک ۸۵۵۶ ru Яна ru 1996 WF3 ru 1992 BD6 ru (8556) 1995 NB ru (8556) Яна uk 8556 Яна zh 小行星8556
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y4v31
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20008556
Minor Planet Center body ID
8556

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · AbzalM · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.36220'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.363989189888058'}
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.959'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.955117201960681'}
    Discoverer or inventor → Zdeněk Moravec
    Site of astronomical discovery → Kleť Observatory
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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