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(279754) 1998 UB18

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(279754) 1998 UB18

Summary

(279754) 1998 UB18 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (279754) 1998 UB18 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[2].
  • (279754) 1998 UB18's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (279754) 1998 UB18's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[4].
  • (279754) 1998 UB18's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[5].
  • (279754) 1998 UB18's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[6].
  • (279754) 1998 UB18's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 UB18[7].
  • (279754) 1998 UB18's provisional designation is recorded as 2005 UC7[8].
  • (279754) 1998 UB18's time of discovery or invention is recorded as October 19, 1998[9].
  • (279754) 1998 UB18's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1856751616804222'}[10].
  • (279754) 1998 UB18's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.84'}[11].
  • (279754) 1998 UB18's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.255694634511331'}[12].
  • (279754) 1998 UB18's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1253.716154890343'}[13].
  • (279754) 1998 UB18's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+272.2608165980942'}[14].
  • (279754) 1998 UB18's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.27544947544145'}[15].
  • (279754) 1998 UB18's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.697943924689673'}[16].
  • (279754) 1998 UB18's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.852955026193227'}[17].
  • (279754) 1998 UB18's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+55.13760648995294'}[18].
  • (279754) 1998 UB18's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.096570602706622'}[19].
  • (279754) 1998 UB18's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[20].
  • (279754) 1998 UB18's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460993.1985987932'}[21].

Body

Designation and Status

(279754) 1998 UB18'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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Minor planet center body id → 279754
    Provisional designation → 1998 UB18, 2005 UC7
    Discoverer or inventor → Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program
    Jpl small-body database spk-id → 20279754
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(279754) 1998 یو بی 18]]"
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