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(9738) 1987 DF6

Summary

(9738) 1987 DF6 is an asteroid[1]. (9738) 1987 DF6 has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (9738) 1987 DF6 is credited with the discovery of Henri Debehogne[3].
  • (9738) 1987 DF6's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (9738) 1987 DF6's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory[5].
  • (9738) 1987 DF6's follows is recorded as 9737 Dudarova[6].
  • (9738) 1987 DF6's followed by is recorded as 9739 Powell[7].
  • (9738) 1987 DF6's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (9738) 1987 DF6's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (9738) 1987 DF6's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 DF6[10].
  • (9738) 1987 DF6's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 RR7[11].
  • (9738) 1987 DF6's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1987-02-23T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (9738) 1987 DF6's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bbvf8q[13].
  • (9738) 1987 DF6's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20009738[14].
  • (9738) 1987 DF6's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.12'}[15].
  • (9738) 1987 DF6's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1227686'}[16].
  • (9738) 1987 DF6's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1191981942590525'}[17].
  • (9738) 1987 DF6's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.0'}[18].
  • (9738) 1987 DF6's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.12'}[19].
  • (9738) 1987 DF6's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.51666'}[20].
  • (9738) 1987 DF6's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.52251917014941'}[21].
  • (9738) 1987 DF6's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.36'}[22].
  • (9738) 1987 DF6's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1593.280797622241'}[23].
  • (9738) 1987 DF6's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+3.165'}[24].
  • (9738) 1987 DF6's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+329.93133'}[25].
  • (9738) 1987 DF6's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+329.7128403367411'}[26].
  • (9738) 1987 DF6's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.6673739'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(9738) 1987 DF6's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(9738) 1987 DF6 has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (9738) 1987 DF6 is known by 3 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . 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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