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8603 Senator

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8603 Senator

Summary

8603 Senator is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 8603 Senator is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten[3].
  • 8603 Senator is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld[4].
  • 8603 Senator is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels[5].
  • 8603 Senator's instance of is recorded as asteroid[6].
  • 8603 Senator's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[7].
  • Woodchat Shrike is named after 8603 Senator[8].
  • 8603 Senator followed Q1082706[9].
  • 8603 Senator was followed by 8604 Vanier[10].
  • 8603 Senator's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[11].
  • 8603 Senator's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[12].
  • 8603 Senator's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 PP2[13].
  • 8603 Senator's provisional designation is recorded as 3134 T-3[14].
  • 8603 Senator's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1977-10-16T00:00:00Z[15].
  • 8603 Senator's significant event is recorded as naming[16].
  • 8603 Senator's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.20'}[17].
  • 8603 Senator's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1962257'}[18].
  • 8603 Senator's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1961849921179857'}[19].
  • 8603 Senator's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.6'}[20].
  • 8603 Senator's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.7'}[21].
  • 8603 Senator's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.91'}[22].
  • 8603 Senator's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.67227'}[23].
  • 8603 Senator's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.67322893462061'}[24].
  • 8603 Senator's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.15'}[25].
  • 8603 Senator's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1150.721655111327'}[26].
  • 8603 Senator's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+20.0'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

8603 Senator's instance of is recorded as asteroid[6].

Origins

Woodchat Shrike is named after 8603 Senator[8].

Why It Matters

8603 Senator has Wikipedia articles in 21 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. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Minor Planet Center 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] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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.

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