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(66072) 1998 RW48

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(66072) 1998 RW48

Summary

(66072) 1998 RW48 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (66072) 1998 RW48 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (66072) 1998 RW48's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (66072) 1998 RW48's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (66072) 1998 RW48 followed (66071) 1998 RS48[5].
  • (66072) 1998 RW48 was followed by (66073) 1998 RJ50[6].
  • (66072) 1998 RW48's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (66072) 1998 RW48's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (66072) 1998 RW48's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 RW48[9].
  • (66072) 1998 RW48's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 KT3[10].
  • (66072) 1998 RW48's provisional designation is recorded as 1983 QX[11].
  • (66072) 1998 RW48's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 14, 1998[12].
  • (66072) 1998 RW48's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1005705477603286'}[13].
  • (66072) 1998 RW48's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.05'}[14].
  • (66072) 1998 RW48's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.442481183990361'}[15].
  • (66072) 1998 RW48's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1804.724541853961'}[16].
  • (66072) 1998 RW48's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+262.2151920816849'}[17].
  • (66072) 1998 RW48's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.900959494544166'}[18].
  • (66072) 1998 RW48's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.192710579941'}[19].
  • (66072) 1998 RW48's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.609208409147333'}[20].
  • (66072) 1998 RW48's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+72.3818385529997'}[21].
  • (66072) 1998 RW48's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+118.0758293797241'}[22].
  • (66072) 1998 RW48's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[23].
  • (66072) 1998 RW48's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460008.571258107'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(66072) 1998 RW48'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.
  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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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': '+0.1005705477603286'}
    Epoch → October 17, 2024
    Discoverer or inventor → Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research
    Absolute magnitude → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.05'}
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1096]]: 0.1005705477603286±0.0000000014614"
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