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(12018) 1996 XJ15

Summary

(12018) 1996 XJ15 is an asteroid[1]. (12018) 1996 XJ15 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • (12018) 1996 XJ15 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (12018) 1996 XJ15's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (12018) 1996 XJ15's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (12018) 1996 XJ15's follows is recorded as (12017) 1996 XC1[6].
  • (12018) 1996 XJ15's followed by is recorded as (12019) 1996 XF19[7].
  • (12018) 1996 XJ15's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (12018) 1996 XJ15's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (12018) 1996 XJ15's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 NM3[10].
  • (12018) 1996 XJ15's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 XJ15[11].
  • (12018) 1996 XJ15's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-12-10T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (12018) 1996 XJ15's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h94fwq[13].
  • (12018) 1996 XJ15's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012018[14].
  • (12018) 1996 XJ15's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.17'}[15].
  • (12018) 1996 XJ15's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1747096'}[16].
  • (12018) 1996 XJ15's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1751801251633936'}[17].
  • (12018) 1996 XJ15's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.6'}[18].
  • (12018) 1996 XJ15's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.74'}[19].
  • (12018) 1996 XJ15's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.49769'}[20].
  • (12018) 1996 XJ15's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.497193903645186'}[21].
  • (12018) 1996 XJ15's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.79'}[22].
  • (12018) 1996 XJ15's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1382.978945013258'}[23].
  • (12018) 1996 XJ15's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+79.5094'}[24].
  • (12018) 1996 XJ15's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+97.07438'}[25].
  • (12018) 1996 XJ15's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+97.02238641733086'}[26].
  • (12018) 1996 XJ15's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.4298599'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(12018) 1996 XJ15's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(12018) 1996 XJ15 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).[2] (12018) 1996 XJ15 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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.
  23. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital eccentricity → {'amount': '+0.17'}, {'amount': '+0.1747096'}, {'amount': '+0.1751801251633936'}
    Followed by → (12019) 1996 XF19
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.854'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.854844990062487'}
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.0053400'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.003720822843101'}
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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