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(66118) 1998 SL71

Summary

(66118) 1998 SL71 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (66118) 1998 SL71 is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst[2].
  • (66118) 1998 SL71's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (66118) 1998 SL71's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory[4].
  • (66118) 1998 SL71 followed (66117) 1998 SV69[5].
  • (66118) 1998 SL71 was followed by (66119) 1998 SE72[6].
  • (66118) 1998 SL71's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (66118) 1998 SL71's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (66118) 1998 SL71's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 SL71[9].
  • (66118) 1998 SL71's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 JR9[10].
  • (66118) 1998 SL71's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 21, 1998[11].
  • (66118) 1998 SL71's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1511364411289715'}[12].
  • (66118) 1998 SL71's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.87'}[13].
  • (66118) 1998 SL71's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.357284745546762'}[14].
  • (66118) 1998 SL71's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1910.845559085734'}[15].
  • (66118) 1998 SL71's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+155.3073272225964'}[16].
  • (66118) 1998 SL71's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.013594215968537'}[17].
  • (66118) 1998 SL71's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.469058120776875'}[18].
  • (66118) 1998 SL71's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.558130311160199'}[19].
  • (66118) 1998 SL71's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+269.3656816684428'}[20].
  • (66118) 1998 SL71's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+313.557903064998'}[21].
  • (66118) 1998 SL71's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+6.189'}[22].
  • (66118) 1998 SL71's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.067'}[23].
  • (66118) 1998 SL71's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[24].
  • (66118) 1998 SL71's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460847.0102074523'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(66118) 1998 SL71'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.
  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. 7w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Diameter → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount':
    Orbital eccentricity → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1511364411289715'}
    Epoch → October 17, 2024
    Discoverer or inventor → Eric Walter Elst
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 14.87"
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