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(8559) 1995 QM2

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(8559) 1995 QM2

Summary

(8559) 1995 QM2 is an asteroid[1]. (8559) 1995 QM2 has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (8559) 1995 QM2 is credited with the discovery of Yoshisada Shimizu[3].
  • (8559) 1995 QM2 is credited with the discovery of Takeshi Urata[4].
  • (8559) 1995 QM2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • (8559) 1995 QM2's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nachi-Katsuura Observatory[6].
  • (8559) 1995 QM2's follows is recorded as Q1079116[7].
  • (8559) 1995 QM2's followed by is recorded as 8560 Tsubaki[8].
  • (8559) 1995 QM2's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • (8559) 1995 QM2's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (8559) 1995 QM2's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 QM2[11].
  • (8559) 1995 QM2's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 GB8[12].
  • (8559) 1995 QM2's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 BK6[13].
  • (8559) 1995 QM2's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 DF3[14].
  • (8559) 1995 QM2's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1995-08-25T00:00:00Z[15].
  • (8559) 1995 QM2's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h7mqt6[16].
  • (8559) 1995 QM2's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008559[17].
  • (8559) 1995 QM2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.010'}[18].
  • (8559) 1995 QM2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0973209'}[19].
  • (8559) 1995 QM2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1009390815611721'}[20].
  • (8559) 1995 QM2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.2'}[21].
  • (8559) 1995 QM2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.38'}[22].
  • (8559) 1995 QM2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.56742'}[23].
  • (8559) 1995 QM2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.573403460233346'}[24].
  • (8559) 1995 QM2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.61'}[25].
  • (8559) 1995 QM2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1682.768559240389'}[26].
  • (8559) 1995 QM2's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+4.072'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(8559) 1995 QM2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

Why It Matters

(8559) 1995 QM2 has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (8559) 1995 QM2 is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . 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. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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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