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(66160) 1998 UC38

Summary

(66160) 1998 UC38 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (66160) 1998 UC38 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (66160) 1998 UC38's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (66160) 1998 UC38's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (66160) 1998 UC38 followed (66159) 1998 UN36[5].
  • (66160) 1998 UC38 was followed by (66161) 1998 UG40[6].
  • (66160) 1998 UC38's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (66160) 1998 UC38's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (66160) 1998 UC38's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 EY118[9].
  • (66160) 1998 UC38's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 VA8[10].
  • (66160) 1998 UC38's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 UC38[11].
  • (66160) 1998 UC38's time of discovery or invention is recorded as October 28, 1998[12].
  • (66160) 1998 UC38's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1008891996766374'}[13].
  • (66160) 1998 UC38's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.26'}[14].
  • (66160) 1998 UC38's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+9.798641535056609'}[15].
  • (66160) 1998 UC38's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1663.351592208123'}[16].
  • (66160) 1998 UC38's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+56.92226916720671'}[17].
  • (66160) 1998 UC38's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.747411768769663'}[18].
  • (66160) 1998 UC38's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.024595943303009'}[19].
  • (66160) 1998 UC38's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.470227594236317'}[20].
  • (66160) 1998 UC38's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+38.41084542542232'}[21].
  • (66160) 1998 UC38's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+195.795164540994'}[22].
  • (66160) 1998 UC38's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+3.833'}[23].
  • (66160) 1998 UC38's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.275'}[24].
  • (66160) 1998 UC38's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[25].
  • (66160) 1998 UC38's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461359.195484747'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(66160) 1998 UC38'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.
  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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  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': '+0.1008891996766374'}
    Epoch → October 17, 2024
    Discoverer or inventor → Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 14.26"
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