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(8989) 1979 XJ

Summary

(8989) 1979 XJ is an asteroid[1]. (8989) 1979 XJ has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (8989) 1979 XJ is credited with the discovery of Henri Debehogne[3].
  • (8989) 1979 XJ is credited with the discovery of Edgar Rangel Netto[4].
  • (8989) 1979 XJ's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • (8989) 1979 XJ's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory[6].
  • (8989) 1979 XJ's follows is recorded as 8988 Hansenkoharcheck[7].
  • (8989) 1979 XJ's followed by is recorded as 8990 Compassion[8].
  • (8989) 1979 XJ's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • (8989) 1979 XJ's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (8989) 1979 XJ's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 XJ[11].
  • (8989) 1979 XJ's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 WG1[12].
  • (8989) 1979 XJ's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1979-12-15T00:00:00Z[13].
  • (8989) 1979 XJ's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b6fd8z[14].
  • (8989) 1979 XJ's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008989[15].
  • (8989) 1979 XJ's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.24'}[16].
  • (8989) 1979 XJ's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2384594'}[17].
  • (8989) 1979 XJ's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2385992070332209'}[18].
  • (8989) 1979 XJ's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.4'}[19].
  • (8989) 1979 XJ's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.62'}[20].
  • (8989) 1979 XJ's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.06494'}[21].
  • (8989) 1979 XJ's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.064285831061357'}[22].
  • (8989) 1979 XJ's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.25'}[23].
  • (8989) 1979 XJ's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1186.161751196395'}[24].
  • (8989) 1979 XJ's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+2.61562'}[25].
  • (8989) 1979 XJ's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+106.84899'}[26].
  • (8989) 1979 XJ's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+106.8240489375685'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(8989) 1979 XJ's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

Why It Matters

(8989) 1979 XJ has Wikipedia articles in 7 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. [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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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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