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(8950) 1997 EG46

Summary

(8950) 1997 EG46 is an asteroid[1]. (8950) 1997 EG46 has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (8950) 1997 EG46 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (8950) 1997 EG46's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (8950) 1997 EG46's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (8950) 1997 EG46's follows is recorded as (8949) 1997 CM28[6].
  • (8950) 1997 EG46's followed by is recorded as (8951) 1997 FO[7].
  • (8950) 1997 EG46's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (8950) 1997 EG46's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (8950) 1997 EG46's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 EG46[10].
  • (8950) 1997 EG46's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 TA3[11].
  • (8950) 1997 EG46's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 UE[12].
  • (8950) 1997 EG46's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 UJ1[13].
  • (8950) 1997 EG46's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1997-03-15T00:00:00Z[14].
  • (8950) 1997 EG46's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h95kzn[15].
  • (8950) 1997 EG46's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008950[16].
  • (8950) 1997 EG46's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07'}[17].
  • (8950) 1997 EG46's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0746534'}[18].
  • (8950) 1997 EG46's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07233657456140703'}[19].
  • (8950) 1997 EG46's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.6'}[20].
  • (8950) 1997 EG46's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.79'}[21].
  • (8950) 1997 EG46's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.16193'}[22].
  • (8950) 1997 EG46's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.151091804666061'}[23].
  • (8950) 1997 EG46's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.44'}[24].
  • (8950) 1997 EG46's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1989.741545909395'}[25].
  • (8950) 1997 EG46's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+1.13'}[26].
  • (8950) 1997 EG46's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+38.18214'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(8950) 1997 EG46's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(8950) 1997 EG46 has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (8950) 1997 EG46 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. [4] ↑ . 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. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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