8648 Salix

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8648 Salix

Summary

8648 Salix is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 8648 Salix is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst[3].
  • 8648 Salix's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 8648 Salix's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Haute-Provence Observatory[5].
  • Salix is named after 8648 Salix[6].
  • 8648 Salix's follows is recorded as 8647 Populus[7].
  • 8648 Salix's followed by is recorded as 8649 Juglans[8].
  • 8648 Salix's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • 8648 Salix's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • 8648 Salix's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 TX4[11].
  • 8648 Salix's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 RJ[12].
  • 8648 Salix's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 GX5[13].
  • 8648 Salix's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1989-09-02T00:00:00Z[14].
  • 8648 Salix's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yg2sy[15].
  • 8648 Salix's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008648[16].
  • 8648 Salix's significant event is recorded as naming[17].
  • 8648 Salix's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.24'}[18].
  • 8648 Salix's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2409285'}[19].
  • 8648 Salix's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2409698783616634'}[20].
  • 8648 Salix's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.9'}[21].
  • 8648 Salix's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.15'}[22].
  • 8648 Salix's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.68946'}[23].
  • 8648 Salix's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.686527006790526'}[24].
  • 8648 Salix's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.4'}[25].
  • 8648 Salix's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1242.042468581978'}[26].
  • 8648 Salix's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+206.32907'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8648 Salix's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

History and Context

Salix is named after 8648 Salix[6].

Why It Matters

8648 Salix has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 10 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] . Minor Planet Center 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] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . JPL Small-Body 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] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . 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] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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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