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(56008) 1998 TL20

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(56008) 1998 TL20

Summary

(56008) 1998 TL20 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (56008) 1998 TL20 is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch[2].
  • (56008) 1998 TL20's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (56008) 1998 TL20's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory[4].
  • (56008) 1998 TL20's follows is recorded as (56007) 1998 TP14[5].
  • (56008) 1998 TL20's followed by is recorded as (56009) 1998 TZ33[6].
  • (56008) 1998 TL20's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (56008) 1998 TL20's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (56008) 1998 TL20's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 GM78[9].
  • (56008) 1998 TL20's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 TL20[10].
  • (56008) 1998 TL20's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-10-13T00:00:00Z[11].
  • (56008) 1998 TL20's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20056008[12].
  • (56008) 1998 TL20's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1031284943746947'}[13].
  • (56008) 1998 TL20's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.71'}[14].
  • (56008) 1998 TL20's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.47697101755773'}[15].
  • (56008) 1998 TL20's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1223.803110477139'}[16].
  • (56008) 1998 TL20's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+27.93962755414096'}[17].
  • (56008) 1998 TL20's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.239109936422615'}[18].
  • (56008) 1998 TL20's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.470025972905298'}[19].
  • (56008) 1998 TL20's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.008193899939933'}[20].
  • (56008) 1998 TL20's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+62.88999865926812'}[21].
  • (56008) 1998 TL20's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+223.1567190950947'}[22].
  • (56008) 1998 TL20's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 56008[23].
  • (56008) 1998 TL20's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[24].
  • (56008) 1998 TL20's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461065.692313387'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(56008) 1998 TL20'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 . 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] ↑ . 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. 5w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+
    Provisional designation → 2000 GM78, 1998 TL20
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 16.71"
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