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C/1992 J1

Summary

C/1992 J1 is a non-periodic comet[1]. It draws 19 Wikipedia views per month (non_periodic_comet category, ranking #32 of 92).[2]

Key Facts

  • C/1992 J1 is credited with the discovery of David L. Rabinowitz[3].
  • C/1992 J1's instance of is recorded as non-periodic comet[4].
  • C/1992 J1's time of discovery or invention is recorded as May 1, 1992[5].
  • C/1992 J1's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.9999734'}[6].
  • C/1992 J1's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.9999734913795164'}[7].
  • C/1992 J1's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.3'}[8].
  • C/1992 J1's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+124.31875'}[9].
  • C/1992 J1's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+124.3187544758918'}[10].
  • C/1992 J1's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+13954692383.02965'}[11].
  • C/1992 J1's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+203.3241326250259'}[12].
  • C/1992 J1's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+113435.2137276099'}[13].
  • C/1992 J1's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+226867.4204441897'}[14].
  • C/1992 J1's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.007011030180084'}[15].
  • C/1992 J1's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+83.39944199005573'}[16].
  • C/1992 J1's periapsis date is recorded as September 6, 1993[17].
  • C/1992 J1's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+359.9999991346917'}[18].
  • C/1992 J1's epoch is recorded as August 3, 1993[19].
  • C/1992 J1's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2449236.0419731606'}[20].

Body

Definition and Type

C/1992 J1's instance of is recorded as non-periodic comet[4].

Why It Matters

C/1992 J1 draws 19 Wikipedia views per month (non_periodic_comet category, ranking #32 of 92).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Dirac · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+203.3241326250259'}
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+226867.4204441897'}
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+359.9999991346917'}
    Epoch → August 3, 1993
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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