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(69850) 1998 SN40

Summary

(69850) 1998 SN40 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (69850) 1998 SN40 is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch[2].
  • (69850) 1998 SN40's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (69850) 1998 SN40's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory[4].
  • (69850) 1998 SN40 followed (69849) 1998 SZ38[5].
  • (69850) 1998 SN40 was followed by (69851) 1998 SY45[6].
  • (69850) 1998 SN40's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (69850) 1998 SN40's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (69850) 1998 SN40's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 SN40[9].
  • (69850) 1998 SN40's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 24, 1998[10].
  • (69850) 1998 SN40's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.04882390228434979'}[11].
  • (69850) 1998 SN40's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.7'}[12].
  • (69850) 1998 SN40's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.612922030318873'}[13].
  • (69850) 1998 SN40's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1745.775793361377'}[14].
  • (69850) 1998 SN40's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.3586551450751'}[15].
  • (69850) 1998 SN40's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.83744004484154'}[16].
  • (69850) 1998 SN40's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.975974940328585'}[17].
  • (69850) 1998 SN40's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.698905149354496'}[18].
  • (69850) 1998 SN40's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+299.4411141277307'}[19].
  • (69850) 1998 SN40's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+213.1620147650075'}[20].
  • (69850) 1998 SN40's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[21].
  • (69850) 1998 SN40's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461312.5727782478'}[22].

Body

Designation and Status

(69850) 1998 SN40'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. 4w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → asteroid
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Orbital eccentricity → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.04882390228434979'}
    Minor planet center body id → 69850
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 14.7"
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