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(53060) 1998 XM21

Summary

(53060) 1998 XM21 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (53060) 1998 XM21 is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch[2].
  • (53060) 1998 XM21's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (53060) 1998 XM21's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory[4].
  • (53060) 1998 XM21's follows is recorded as (53059) 1998 XH20[5].
  • (53060) 1998 XM21's followed by is recorded as Q8331912[6].
  • (53060) 1998 XM21's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (53060) 1998 XM21's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (53060) 1998 XM21's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 XM21[9].
  • (53060) 1998 XM21's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-12-10T00:00:00Z[10].
  • (53060) 1998 XM21's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20053060[11].
  • (53060) 1998 XM21's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.03174192898728333'}[12].
  • (53060) 1998 XM21's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.46'}[13].
  • (53060) 1998 XM21's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.63071102875936'}[14].
  • (53060) 1998 XM21's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1641.672633652024'}[15].
  • (53060) 1998 XM21's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+286.0467388866516'}[16].
  • (53060) 1998 XM21's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.723487718563975'}[17].
  • (53060) 1998 XM21's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.809936472324371'}[18].
  • (53060) 1998 XM21's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.637038964803579'}[19].
  • (53060) 1998 XM21's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+80.76412022402056'}[20].
  • (53060) 1998 XM21's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+99.2872613278062'}[21].
  • (53060) 1998 XM21's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 53060[22].
  • (53060) 1998 XM21's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[23].
  • (53060) 1998 XM21's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460547.730056133'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(53060) 1998 XM21'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] ↑ . 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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