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(96377) 1998 AU6

Summary

(96377) 1998 AU6 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (96377) 1998 AU6 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[2].
  • (96377) 1998 AU6's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (96377) 1998 AU6's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[4].
  • (96377) 1998 AU6 followed (96376) 1998 AY[5].
  • (96377) 1998 AU6 was followed by (96378) 1998 BA[6].
  • (96377) 1998 AU6's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (96377) 1998 AU6's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (96377) 1998 AU6's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 AU6[9].
  • (96377) 1998 AU6's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 JE37[10].
  • (96377) 1998 AU6's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 4, 1998[11].
  • (96377) 1998 AU6's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1461875818805746'}[12].
  • (96377) 1998 AU6's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.0'}[13].
  • (96377) 1998 AU6's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+13.24066132008299'}[14].
  • (96377) 1998 AU6's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1321.516652858862'}[15].
  • (96377) 1998 AU6's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+105.6769648740862'}[16].
  • (96377) 1998 AU6's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.356764252823304'}[17].
  • (96377) 1998 AU6's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.701293920006122'}[18].
  • (96377) 1998 AU6's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.012234585640486'}[19].
  • (96377) 1998 AU6's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+82.19041989198719'}[20].
  • (96377) 1998 AU6's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+200.2069832190901'}[21].
  • (96377) 1998 AU6's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[22].
  • (96377) 1998 AU6's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461587.080924129'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(96377) 1998 AU6'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.
  22. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Minor planet center body id → 96377
    Provisional designation → 1998 AU6, 2002 JE37
    Discoverer or inventor → Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program
    Jpl small-body database spk-id → 20096377
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(96377) 1998 اے یو 6]]"
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