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(58978) 1998 RG40

Summary

(58978) 1998 RG40 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (58978) 1998 RG40 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (58978) 1998 RG40's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (58978) 1998 RG40's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (58978) 1998 RG40's follows is recorded as (58977) 1998 RK38[5].
  • (58978) 1998 RG40's followed by is recorded as (58979) 1998 RE46[6].
  • (58978) 1998 RG40's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (58978) 1998 RG40's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (58978) 1998 RG40's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 NK47[9].
  • (58978) 1998 RG40's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 RG40[10].
  • (58978) 1998 RG40's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-09-14T00:00:00Z[11].
  • (58978) 1998 RG40's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20058978[12].
  • (58978) 1998 RG40's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2483949346366149'}[13].
  • (58978) 1998 RG40's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.53'}[14].
  • (58978) 1998 RG40's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.775968000060975'}[15].
  • (58978) 1998 RG40's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1528.081933293921'}[16].
  • (58978) 1998 RG40's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+78.95418753754468'}[17].
  • (58978) 1998 RG40's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.596363386250607'}[18].
  • (58978) 1998 RG40's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.241286899871227'}[19].
  • (58978) 1998 RG40's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.951439872629987'}[20].
  • (58978) 1998 RG40's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+278.2847546111093'}[21].
  • (58978) 1998 RG40's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+172.7519224015985'}[22].
  • (58978) 1998 RG40's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+4.717'}[23].
  • (58978) 1998 RG40's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.072'}[24].
  • (58978) 1998 RG40's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 58978[25].
  • (58978) 1998 RG40's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(58978) 1998 RG40'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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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