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(69755) 1998 MQ40

Summary

(69755) 1998 MQ40 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (69755) 1998 MQ40 is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst[2].
  • (69755) 1998 MQ40's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (69755) 1998 MQ40's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory[4].
  • (69755) 1998 MQ40 followed 69754 Mosesmendel[5].
  • (69755) 1998 MQ40 was followed by Q8334786[6].
  • (69755) 1998 MQ40's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (69755) 1998 MQ40's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (69755) 1998 MQ40's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 MQ40[9].
  • (69755) 1998 MQ40's time of discovery or invention is recorded as June 26, 1998[10].
  • (69755) 1998 MQ40's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2426859523960197'}[11].
  • (69755) 1998 MQ40's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.11'}[12].
  • (69755) 1998 MQ40's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.636855449885338'}[13].
  • (69755) 1998 MQ40's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1611.336588529784'}[14].
  • (69755) 1998 MQ40's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+235.416977712976'}[15].
  • (69755) 1998 MQ40's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.689832445688184'}[16].
  • (69755) 1998 MQ40's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.342616994555736'}[17].
  • (69755) 1998 MQ40's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.037047896820632'}[18].
  • (69755) 1998 MQ40's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+65.58047705912867'}[19].
  • (69755) 1998 MQ40's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+339.5594644891583'}[20].
  • (69755) 1998 MQ40's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[21].
  • (69755) 1998 MQ40's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460691.9905076604'}[22].

Body

Designation and Status

(69755) 1998 MQ40'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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  1. 5w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Absolute magnitude → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.11'}
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Time of discovery or invention → +1998-06-26T00:00:00Z
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 16.11"
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