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(44374) 1998 SY42

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(44374) 1998 SY42

Summary

(44374) 1998 SY42 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (44374) 1998 SY42 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[2].
  • (44374) 1998 SY42's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (44374) 1998 SY42's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[4].
  • (44374) 1998 SY42 followed (44373) 1998 SU42[5].
  • (44374) 1998 SY42 was followed by (44375) 1998 SG46[6].
  • (44374) 1998 SY42's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (44374) 1998 SY42's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (44374) 1998 SY42's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 AE12[9].
  • (44374) 1998 SY42's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 SY42[10].
  • (44374) 1998 SY42's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 20, 1998[11].
  • (44374) 1998 SY42's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.08671099047129278'}[12].
  • (44374) 1998 SY42's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.01'}[13].
  • (44374) 1998 SY42's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.197967661072551'}[14].
  • (44374) 1998 SY42's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1662.668194147525'}[15].
  • (44374) 1998 SY42's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+16.15630659751536'}[16].
  • (44374) 1998 SY42's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.746659190070278'}[17].
  • (44374) 1998 SY42's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.984824728928351'}[18].
  • (44374) 1998 SY42's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.508493651212206'}[19].
  • (44374) 1998 SY42's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+245.0614782986496'}[20].
  • (44374) 1998 SY42's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+89.2276367721213'}[21].
  • (44374) 1998 SY42's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+3.03'}[22].
  • (44374) 1998 SY42's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.211'}[23].
  • (44374) 1998 SY42's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[24].
  • (44374) 1998 SY42's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460588.4001286114'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(44374) 1998 SY42'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.
  24. [25] ↑ . 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 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+
    Follows → (44373) 1998 SU42
    Orbital eccentricity → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.08671099047129278'}
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(44374) 1998 ایس وائی 42]]"
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