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(52678) 1998 DC21

Summary

(52678) 1998 DC21 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (52678) 1998 DC21 is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch[2].
  • (52678) 1998 DC21's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (52678) 1998 DC21's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory[4].
  • (52678) 1998 DC21's follows is recorded as (52677) 1998 DY20[5].
  • (52678) 1998 DC21's followed by is recorded as (52679) 1998 DZ22[6].
  • (52678) 1998 DC21's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (52678) 1998 DC21's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (52678) 1998 DC21's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 NV16[9].
  • (52678) 1998 DC21's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 DC21[10].
  • (52678) 1998 DC21's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-02-22T00:00:00Z[11].
  • (52678) 1998 DC21's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20052678[12].
  • (52678) 1998 DC21's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.05999723128380545'}[13].
  • (52678) 1998 DC21's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.08'}[14].
  • (52678) 1998 DC21's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+9.548693470840785'}[15].
  • (52678) 1998 DC21's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1879.190680059842'}[16].
  • (52678) 1998 DC21's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+3.45123'}[17].
  • (52678) 1998 DC21's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+340.1321457554942'}[18].
  • (52678) 1998 DC21's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.980219705594663'}[19].
  • (52678) 1998 DC21's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.159024636547781'}[20].
  • (52678) 1998 DC21's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.801414774641545'}[21].
  • (52678) 1998 DC21's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+149.9326463143659'}[22].
  • (52678) 1998 DC21's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+162.6143406861203'}[23].
  • (52678) 1998 DC21's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+6.341'}[24].
  • (52678) 1998 DC21's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.101'}[25].
  • (52678) 1998 DC21's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 52678[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(52678) 1998 DC21's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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 . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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