2879 Shimizu

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2879 Shimizu

Summary

2879 Shimizu is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 2879 Shimizu is credited with the discovery of Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth[3].
  • 2879 Shimizu's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 2879 Shimizu's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory[5].
  • 2879 Shimizu followed Q1048167[6].
  • 2879 Shimizu was followed by Q150261[7].
  • 2879 Shimizu's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • 2879 Shimizu's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • 2879 Shimizu's provisional designation is recorded as 1928 JA[10].
  • 2879 Shimizu's provisional designation is recorded as 1932 CB1[11].
  • 2879 Shimizu's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 RG1[12].
  • 2879 Shimizu's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 EV6[13].
  • 2879 Shimizu's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 TN1[14].
  • 2879 Shimizu's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1932-02-14T00:00:00Z[15].
  • 2879 Shimizu's asteroid spectral type is recorded as X-type asteroid[16].
  • 2879 Shimizu's significant event is recorded as naming[17].
  • 2879 Shimizu's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.143128'}[18].
  • 2879 Shimizu's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1415224'}[19].
  • 2879 Shimizu's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1448847565721039'}[20].
  • 2879 Shimizu's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.9'}[21].
  • 2879 Shimizu's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.03'}[22].
  • 2879 Shimizu's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+10.71647'}[23].
  • 2879 Shimizu's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+10.72101744465794'}[24].
  • 2879 Shimizu's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.61'}[25].
  • 2879 Shimizu's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1681.627750107996'}[26].
  • 2879 Shimizu's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+18.72'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

2879 Shimizu's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

2879 Shimizu has Wikipedia articles in 29 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. [4] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Minor Planet Center 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] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Minor Planet Center database. 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] . 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] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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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