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(44315) 1998 RG16

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(44315) 1998 RG16

Summary

(44315) 1998 RG16 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (44315) 1998 RG16 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[2].
  • (44315) 1998 RG16's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (44315) 1998 RG16's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[4].
  • (44315) 1998 RG16 followed (44314) 1998 RV15[5].
  • (44315) 1998 RG16 was followed by (44316) 1998 RN22[6].
  • (44315) 1998 RG16's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (44315) 1998 RG16's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (44315) 1998 RG16's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 RG16[9].
  • (44315) 1998 RG16's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 14, 1998[10].
  • (44315) 1998 RG16's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1721990859172147'}[11].
  • (44315) 1998 RG16's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.44'}[12].
  • (44315) 1998 RG16's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+13.75498159798212'}[13].
  • (44315) 1998 RG16's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1595.148809470992'}[14].
  • (44315) 1998 RG16's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+269.5829585862157'}[15].
  • (44315) 1998 RG16's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.671787117390745'}[16].
  • (44315) 1998 RG16's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.131866416770821'}[17].
  • (44315) 1998 RG16's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.211707818010669'}[18].
  • (44315) 1998 RG16's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+97.46260192141366'}[19].
  • (44315) 1998 RG16's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+89.80250263415186'}[20].
  • (44315) 1998 RG16's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+4.49'}[21].
  • (44315) 1998 RG16's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.22'}[22].
  • (44315) 1998 RG16's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[23].
  • (44315) 1998 RG16's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460602.587902321'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(44315) 1998 RG16'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.
  23. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Provisional designation → 1998 RG16
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Minor planet center body id → 44315
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(44315) 1998 آر جی 16]]"
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