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(102231) 1999 TS18

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(102231) 1999 TS18

Summary

(102231) 1999 TS18 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (102231) 1999 TS18 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[2].
  • (102231) 1999 TS18's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (102231) 1999 TS18's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[4].
  • (102231) 1999 TS18's follows is recorded as (102230) 1999 TA18[5].
  • (102231) 1999 TS18's followed by is recorded as (102232) 1999 TX18[6].
  • (102231) 1999 TS18's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (102231) 1999 TS18's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (102231) 1999 TS18's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 TS18[9].
  • (102231) 1999 TS18's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 LR51[10].
  • (102231) 1999 TS18's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-10-14T00:00:00Z[11].
  • (102231) 1999 TS18's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0hhrwg_[12].
  • (102231) 1999 TS18's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20102231[13].
  • (102231) 1999 TS18's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1594565033925809'}[14].
  • (102231) 1999 TS18's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.37'}[15].
  • (102231) 1999 TS18's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.425485062825175'}[16].
  • (102231) 1999 TS18's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1383.534778699673'}[17].
  • (102231) 1999 TS18's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+163.1462460531806'}[18].
  • (102231) 1999 TS18's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.429933765646198'}[19].
  • (102231) 1999 TS18's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.817402507391708'}[20].
  • (102231) 1999 TS18's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.042465023900688'}[21].
  • (102231) 1999 TS18's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+164.4033485344111'}[22].
  • (102231) 1999 TS18's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.987993549994849'}[23].
  • (102231) 1999 TS18's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 102231[24].
  • (102231) 1999 TS18's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[25].
  • (102231) 1999 TS18's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460985.173533962'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(102231) 1999 TS18's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . 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. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → minor planet
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
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