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(49378) 1998 XU2

Summary

(49378) 1998 XU2 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (49378) 1998 XU2 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[2].
  • (49378) 1998 XU2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (49378) 1998 XU2's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[4].
  • (49378) 1998 XU2 followed (49377) 1998 WP41[5].
  • (49378) 1998 XU2 was followed by (49379) 1998 XF3[6].
  • (49378) 1998 XU2's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (49378) 1998 XU2's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (49378) 1998 XU2's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 XU2[9].
  • (49378) 1998 XU2's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 EP91[10].
  • (49378) 1998 XU2's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 7, 1998[11].
  • (49378) 1998 XU2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1772538165884609'}[12].
  • (49378) 1998 XU2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.35'}[13].
  • (49378) 1998 XU2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+12.07298446443291'}[14].
  • (49378) 1998 XU2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1595.923410226222'}[15].
  • (49378) 1998 XU2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+341.1967695122236'}[16].
  • (49378) 1998 XU2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.672651990037316'}[17].
  • (49378) 1998 XU2's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.146389755684175'}[18].
  • (49378) 1998 XU2's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.198914224390456'}[19].
  • (49378) 1998 XU2's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+40.6376215305816'}[20].
  • (49378) 1998 XU2's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+104.8066345123925'}[21].
  • (49378) 1998 XU2's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+6.18'}[22].
  • (49378) 1998 XU2's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.127'}[23].
  • (49378) 1998 XU2's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[24].
  • (49378) 1998 XU2's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460535.879551207'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(49378) 1998 XU2'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. 17w ago · Peter James · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → minor planet
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Discoverer or inventor → Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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