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(85159) 1988 DL

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(85159) 1988 DL

Summary

(85159) 1988 DL is an asteroid[1]. (85159) 1988 DL is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • (85159) 1988 DL is credited with the discovery of Robert H. McNaught[3].
  • (85159) 1988 DL's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (85159) 1988 DL's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory[5].
  • (85159) 1988 DL followed 85158 Phyllistrapp[6].
  • (85159) 1988 DL was followed by (85160) 1988 RW12[7].
  • (85159) 1988 DL's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (85159) 1988 DL's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (85159) 1988 DL's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 DL[10].
  • (85159) 1988 DL's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 SC168[11].
  • (85159) 1988 DL's time of discovery or invention is recorded as February 22, 1988[12].
  • (85159) 1988 DL's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1226800715979508'}[13].
  • (85159) 1988 DL's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.43'}[14].
  • (85159) 1988 DL's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+8.234311741561841'}[15].
  • (85159) 1988 DL's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1709.286024538489'}[16].
  • (85159) 1988 DL's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+252.5753414413995'}[17].
  • (85159) 1988 DL's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.79776270494774'}[18].
  • (85159) 1988 DL's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.140992433904806'}[19].
  • (85159) 1988 DL's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.454532975990675'}[20].
  • (85159) 1988 DL's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+188.5143379239737'}[21].
  • (85159) 1988 DL's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+82.49235566222188'}[22].
  • (85159) 1988 DL's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[23].
  • (85159) 1988 DL's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460608.8249148205'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(85159) 1988 DL's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(85159) 1988 DL is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 15w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Time of discovery or invention → +1988-02-22T00:00:00Z
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Orbital eccentricity → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1226800715979508'}
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(85159) 1988 ڈی ایل]]"
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