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(68546) 2001 XF26

asteroid
Place asteroid Q15185157

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
(68545) 2001 XQ23[3]
Followed by
(68547) 2001 XW29[4]
Absolute magnitude
+15.23[11]
Albedo
+0.072[21]
Apoapsis
+3.094419582404718[16]
Argument of periapsis
+248.8351584241023[18]
Diameter
+4.73[20]
Discoverer or inventor
Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[22]
Longitude of ascending node
+304.4832308969893[14]
Mean anomaly
+246.3931980486845[19]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
+0.2090159650258904[10]
Orbital inclination
+23.57421168132639[12]
Orbital period
+1495.612803568763[13]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
+2.024486489838014[17]
Provisional designation
2001 XF26, 1998 BT41[7][8]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.559453036121366[15]
Site of astronomical discovery
Experimental Test Site[2]
Time of discovery or invention
December 10, 2001[9]
Time of periapsis
+2461472.477187697[23]
🏷️ Also known as
en (68546) 2001 XF26 ru 1998 BT41 ru 2001 XF26 zh 小行星68546
🔖 Identifiers · 2
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20068546
Minor Planet Center body ID
68546
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  1. [1] ↑ . 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. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.57421168132639'}
    JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID → 20068546
    Wikidata description → asteroid
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+304.4832308969893'}
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Absolute magnitude: 15.26"
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