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(66060) 1998 QB103

Summary

(66060) 1998 QB103 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (66060) 1998 QB103 is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst[2].
  • (66060) 1998 QB103's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (66060) 1998 QB103's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory[4].
  • (66060) 1998 QB103 followed (66059) 1998 QZ100[5].
  • (66060) 1998 QB103 was followed by (66061) 1998 QN104[6].
  • (66060) 1998 QB103's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (66060) 1998 QB103's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (66060) 1998 QB103's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 QB103[9].
  • (66060) 1998 QB103's time of discovery or invention is recorded as August 26, 1998[10].
  • (66060) 1998 QB103's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1574007265369092'}[11].
  • (66060) 1998 QB103's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.49'}[12].
  • (66060) 1998 QB103's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.091729545721853'}[13].
  • (66060) 1998 QB103's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2048.632132663701'}[14].
  • (66060) 1998 QB103's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+127.5068704382392'}[15].
  • (66060) 1998 QB103's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.156775536134191'}[16].
  • (66060) 1998 QB103's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.653654299035654'}[17].
  • (66060) 1998 QB103's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.659896773232728'}[18].
  • (66060) 1998 QB103's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+254.3392301113587'}[19].
  • (66060) 1998 QB103's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+223.2294685371629'}[20].
  • (66060) 1998 QB103's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[21].
  • (66060) 1998 QB103's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461378.812515434'}[22].

Body

Designation and Status

(66060) 1998 QB103'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 . 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital eccentricity → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1574007265369092'}
    Epoch → October 17, 2024
    Discoverer or inventor → Eric Walter Elst
    Absolute magnitude → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.49'}
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1096]]: 0.1574007265369092±0.0000000015961"
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