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(85408) 1996 TB55

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(85408) 1996 TB55

Summary

(85408) 1996 TB55 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (85408) 1996 TB55 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[2].
  • (85408) 1996 TB55's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (85408) 1996 TB55's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[4].
  • (85408) 1996 TB55 followed (85407) 1996 TY45[5].
  • (85408) 1996 TB55 was followed by (85409) 1996 UO2[6].
  • (85408) 1996 TB55's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (85408) 1996 TB55's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (85408) 1996 TB55's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 TB55[9].
  • (85408) 1996 TB55's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 QX140[10].
  • (85408) 1996 TB55's time of discovery or invention is recorded as October 3, 1996[11].
  • (85408) 1996 TB55's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2254753477278987'}[12].
  • (85408) 1996 TB55's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.15'}[13].
  • (85408) 1996 TB55's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+12.10348691115065'}[14].
  • (85408) 1996 TB55's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1721.125157725786'}[15].
  • (85408) 1996 TB55's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+230.3949880371425'}[16].
  • (85408) 1996 TB55's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.81066671475937'}[17].
  • (85408) 1996 TB55's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.444402769616969'}[18].
  • (85408) 1996 TB55's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.176930659901771'}[19].
  • (85408) 1996 TB55's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+164.3239650429356'}[20].
  • (85408) 1996 TB55's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+43.66666423154801'}[21].
  • (85408) 1996 TB55's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+3.017'}[22].
  • (85408) 1996 TB55's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.233'}[23].
  • (85408) 1996 TB55's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[24].
  • (85408) 1996 TB55's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460791.7339045475'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(85408) 1996 TB55's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

References

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

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Albedo → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.233'}
    Discoverer or inventor → Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(85408) 1996 ٹی بی 55]]"
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