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(40138) 1998 QF63

Summary

(40138) 1998 QF63 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (40138) 1998 QF63 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[2].
  • (40138) 1998 QF63's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (40138) 1998 QF63's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[4].
  • (40138) 1998 QF63 followed (40137) 1998 QO60[5].
  • (40138) 1998 QF63 was followed by (40139) 1998 QL64[6].
  • (40138) 1998 QF63's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (40138) 1998 QF63's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (40138) 1998 QF63's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 QF63[9].
  • (40138) 1998 QF63's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 AG240[10].
  • (40138) 1998 QF63's time of discovery or invention is recorded as August 30, 1998[11].
  • (40138) 1998 QF63's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1023819371317796'}[12].
  • (40138) 1998 QF63's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.7'}[13].
  • (40138) 1998 QF63's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+9.303194416415637'}[14].
  • (40138) 1998 QF63's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1943.63856791463'}[15].
  • (40138) 1998 QF63's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+207.779224284379'}[16].
  • (40138) 1998 QF63's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.04797490917138'}[17].
  • (40138) 1998 QF63's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.360032484701406'}[18].
  • (40138) 1998 QF63's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.735917333641354'}[19].
  • (40138) 1998 QF63's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+176.9526916498942'}[20].
  • (40138) 1998 QF63's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.553245919240062'}[21].
  • (40138) 1998 QF63's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[22].
  • (40138) 1998 QF63's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460992.114031461'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(40138) 1998 QF63'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] ↑ . 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.
  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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows → (40137) 1998 QO60
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
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    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(40138) 1998 کیو ایف 63]]"
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