Home › Entities › asteroid › (120869) 1998 RZ15

(120869) 1998 RZ15

main-belt asteroid
Place asteroid Q4541052
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

(120869) 1998 RZ15 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (120869) 1998 RZ15 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[2].
  • (120869) 1998 RZ15's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (120869) 1998 RZ15's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[4].
  • (120869) 1998 RZ15's follows is recorded as (120868) 1998 RA13[5].
  • (120869) 1998 RZ15's followed by is recorded as (120870) 1998 RM16[6].
  • (120869) 1998 RZ15's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (120869) 1998 RZ15's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (120869) 1998 RZ15's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 RZ15[9].
  • (120869) 1998 RZ15's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-09-14T00:00:00Z[10].
  • (120869) 1998 RZ15's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0hhtszk[11].
  • (120869) 1998 RZ15's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20120869[12].
  • (120869) 1998 RZ15's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1931367454107538'}[13].
  • (120869) 1998 RZ15's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.41'}[14].
  • (120869) 1998 RZ15's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.395926033397965'}[15].
  • (120869) 1998 RZ15's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1168.65021811957'}[16].
  • (120869) 1998 RZ15's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+74.13162414120008'}[17].
  • (120869) 1998 RZ15's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.17132122856776'}[18].
  • (120869) 1998 RZ15's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.590683143894616'}[19].
  • (120869) 1998 RZ15's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.751959313240903'}[20].
  • (120869) 1998 RZ15's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+247.9064036717694'}[21].
  • (120869) 1998 RZ15's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+205.7596672366923'}[22].
  • (120869) 1998 RZ15's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 120869[23].
  • (120869) 1998 RZ15's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[24].
  • (120869) 1998 RZ15's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461501.202773685'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(120869) 1998 RZ15's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). (120869) 1998 RZ15. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/-120869-1998-rz15
MLA “(120869) 1998 RZ15.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/-120869-1998-rz15.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_-120869-1998-rz15_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{(120869) 1998 RZ15}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/-120869-1998-rz15}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): (120869) 1998 RZ15 — https://4ort.xyz/entity/-120869-1998-rz15 (retrieved 2026-10-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/-120869-1998-rz15 · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 24w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Epoch → November 21, 2025
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.