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(44221) 1998 QK8

Summary

(44221) 1998 QK8 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (44221) 1998 QK8 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (44221) 1998 QK8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (44221) 1998 QK8's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (44221) 1998 QK8's follows is recorded as (44220) 1998 QT7[5].
  • (44221) 1998 QK8's followed by is recorded as (44222) 1998 QG9[6].
  • (44221) 1998 QK8's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (44221) 1998 QK8's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (44221) 1998 QK8's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 QK8[9].
  • (44221) 1998 QK8's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-08-17T00:00:00Z[10].
  • (44221) 1998 QK8's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20044221[11].
  • (44221) 1998 QK8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1487852967762808'}[12].
  • (44221) 1998 QK8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.14'}[13].
  • (44221) 1998 QK8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+14.55668937421312'}[14].
  • (44221) 1998 QK8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1542.410409393624'}[15].
  • (44221) 1998 QK8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+142.7638981013042'}[16].
  • (44221) 1998 QK8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.612568465261416'}[17].
  • (44221) 1998 QK8's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.001280239713688'}[18].
  • (44221) 1998 QK8's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.223856690809144'}[19].
  • (44221) 1998 QK8's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+182.1685687739555'}[20].
  • (44221) 1998 QK8's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+17.04081906483789'}[21].
  • (44221) 1998 QK8's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+4.41'}[22].
  • (44221) 1998 QK8's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.274'}[23].
  • (44221) 1998 QK8's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["MinorPlanet", "MinorPlanet44221Provisional1998QK8"][24].
  • (44221) 1998 QK8's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 44221[25].
  • (44221) 1998 QK8's epoch is recorded as March 31, 2024[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(44221) 1998 QK8'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 . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . 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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