CNEOS 2014-01-08

purported first known interstellar object, meteor that hit Earth on January 8, 2014
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CNEOS 2014-01-08

Summary

CNEOS 2014-01-08 is a meteoroid[1]. It draws 67 Wikipedia views per month (meteoroid category, ranking #2 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • CNEOS 2014-01-08 is credited with the discovery of Avi Loeb[3].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08 is credited with the discovery of Amir Siraj[4].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08's instance of is recorded as meteoroid[5].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08's constellation is recorded as Pisces[6].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Center for Near-Earth Object Studies[7].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08's locator map image is recorded as Location of CNEOS 2014-01-08 for the first Galileo Project ocean deep-water expedition.png[8].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08's location is recorded as Papua New Guinea[9].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08's Commons category is recorded as CNEOS 2014-01-08[10].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2014-01-08T00:00:00Z[11].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08 was dissolved in +2014-01-08T00:00:00Z[12].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08's cause of destruction is recorded as atmospheric entry[13].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08's discovery method is recorded as direct imaging[14].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+2.4'}[15].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10'}[16].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08's speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+44.8'}[17].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3421309', 'amount': '+0.0000000000062'}[18].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+108'}[19].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0.45'}[20].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11j3ww37w1[21].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08's recovered by is recorded as The Galileo Project[22].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08's Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia exoplanet ID is recorded as iso_cneos_2014_01_08--8184[23].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0'}[24].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0'}[25].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[26].

Body

Physical Characteristics

CNEOS 2014-01-08's speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+44.8'}[17].

Designation and Status

CNEOS 2014-01-08's instance of is recorded as meteoroid[5].

Why It Matters

CNEOS 2014-01-08 draws 67 Wikipedia views per month (meteoroid category, ranking #2 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . smithsonianmag.com. smithsonianmag.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . smithsonianmag.com. smithsonianmag.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . smithsonianmag.com. smithsonianmag.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . The 2019 Discovery of a Meteor of Interstellar Origin. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . The 2019 Discovery of a Meteor of Interstellar Origin. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . The 2019 Discovery of a Meteor of Interstellar Origin. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . The 2019 Discovery of a Meteor of Interstellar Origin. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . The 2019 Discovery of a Meteor of Interstellar Origin. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . The 2019 Discovery of a Meteor of Interstellar Origin. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . The 2019 Discovery of a Meteor of Interstellar Origin. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . The 2019 Discovery of a Meteor of Interstellar Origin. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . The 2019 Discovery of a Meteor of Interstellar Origin. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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