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(59120) 1998 XT8

Summary

(59120) 1998 XT8 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (59120) 1998 XT8 is credited with the discovery of Tetsuo Kagawa[2].
  • (59120) 1998 XT8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (59120) 1998 XT8's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Gekko Observatory[4].
  • (59120) 1998 XT8's follows is recorded as (59119) 1998 XU5[5].
  • (59120) 1998 XT8's followed by is recorded as (59121) 1998 XR10[6].
  • (59120) 1998 XT8's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (59120) 1998 XT8's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (59120) 1998 XT8's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 QF274[9].
  • (59120) 1998 XT8's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 XT8[10].
  • (59120) 1998 XT8's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-12-11T00:00:00Z[11].
  • (59120) 1998 XT8's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20059120[12].
  • (59120) 1998 XT8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1684732276197584'}[13].
  • (59120) 1998 XT8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.28'}[14].
  • (59120) 1998 XT8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.250721193275225'}[15].
  • (59120) 1998 XT8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1329.101815350031'}[16].
  • (59120) 1998 XT8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+105.6053299593838'}[17].
  • (59120) 1998 XT8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.365773791084244'}[18].
  • (59120) 1998 XT8's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.764343337486439'}[19].
  • (59120) 1998 XT8's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.967204244682049'}[20].
  • (59120) 1998 XT8's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+331.3435118332135'}[21].
  • (59120) 1998 XT8's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+143.6255236689094'}[22].
  • (59120) 1998 XT8's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 59120[23].
  • (59120) 1998 XT8's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[24].
  • (59120) 1998 XT8's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460470.2418215587'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(59120) 1998 XT8'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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