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(40231) 1998 TS6

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(40231) 1998 TS6

Summary

(40231) 1998 TS6 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (40231) 1998 TS6 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[2].
  • (40231) 1998 TS6's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (40231) 1998 TS6's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[4].
  • (40231) 1998 TS6 followed 40230 Rožmberk[5].
  • (40231) 1998 TS6 was followed by (40232) 1998 UD[6].
  • (40231) 1998 TS6's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (40231) 1998 TS6's minor planet group is recorded as inner asteroid belt[8].
  • (40231) 1998 TS6's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (40231) 1998 TS6's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 GP[10].
  • (40231) 1998 TS6's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 TS6[11].
  • (40231) 1998 TS6's time of discovery or invention is recorded as October 14, 1998[12].
  • (40231) 1998 TS6's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.07007633329027754'}[13].
  • (40231) 1998 TS6's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.76'}[14].
  • (40231) 1998 TS6's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+22.33127165338325'}[15].
  • (40231) 1998 TS6's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+968.6880241030807'}[16].
  • (40231) 1998 TS6's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+36.261'}[17].
  • (40231) 1998 TS6's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+25.7728413205885'}[18].
  • (40231) 1998 TS6's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.915977196076841'}[19].
  • (40231) 1998 TS6's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.050241852645693'}[20].
  • (40231) 1998 TS6's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.781712539507988'}[21].
  • (40231) 1998 TS6's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.596262297904321'}[22].
  • (40231) 1998 TS6's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+70.10215601252928'}[23].
  • (40231) 1998 TS6's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+1.239'}[24].
  • (40231) 1998 TS6's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.797'}[25].
  • (40231) 1998 TS6's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(40231) 1998 TS6'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. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . 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.
  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.
  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. 7w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Site of astronomical discovery → Xinglong Station
    Epoch → November 21, 2025
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(40231) 1998 ٹی ایس 6]]"
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