Home › Entities › Asteroid › (12865) 1998 KL55

(12865) 1998 KL55

asteroid
Asteroid Q19625053

Facts

23 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +22
Follows
12864 Ryandrake[3]
Followed by
12866 Yanamadala[4]
Absolute magnitude
13.3, 13.46[12][13]
Albedo
0.146[31]
Apoapsis
3.297 au, 3.295462721749555 au[22][23]
Argument of periapsis
90.93304°, 88.38194730193237°[26][27]
Diameter
7.955 km[30]
Discoverer or inventor
Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[32]
Longitude of ascending node
201.07098°, 200.8834765795783°[18][19]
Mean anomaly
219.66170°, 18.98085104045924°[28][29]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
0.08 (0.08–0.08, n=3)[9][10][11]
Orbital inclination
9.12157°, 9.116854870050755°[14][15]
Orbital period
5.34 year, 1,952.040808971671 day[16][17]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
2.8108970 au, 2.818042763625976 au[24][25]
Provisional designation
1998 KL55[7]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
3.0541663 au, 3.056752742687766 au[20][21]
Site of astronomical discovery
Magdalena Ridge Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
May 23, 1998[8]
Time of periapsis
2,460,897.5794560555 Julian day[33]
🏷️ Also known as
en (12865) 1998 KL55 sv 12865 1998 KL55 sv 1998 KL55 zh 小行星12865
🔖 Identifiers · 4
Freebase ID
/m/0k0k8_y
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20012865
Minor Planet Center body ID
12865
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["MinorPlanet", "MinorPlanet12865Provisional1998KL55"]

Report an error or request removal Lineage (PROV-JSON)

🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 1
Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
12866 Yanamadala
Followed by (predecessor) 1
12866 Yanamadala
Follows 1
12864 Ryandrake
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
12864 Ryandrake
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Magdalena Ridge Observatory
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). (12865) 1998 KL55. Retrieved November 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/12865-1998-kl55
MLA “(12865) 1998 KL55.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 14 Nov. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/12865-1998-kl55.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_12865-1998-kl55_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{(12865) 1998 KL55}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/12865-1998-kl55}, note = {Accessed: 2026-11-14}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): (12865) 1998 KL55 — https://4ort.xyz/entity/12865-1998-kl55 (retrieved 2026-11-14)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/12865-1998-kl55 · Last refreshed:

Edit History

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. 14d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Periapsis → 2.810897 astronomical unit, 2.818043 astronomical unit
    Orbital period → 5.34 year, 1,952.040809 day
    Instance of → asteroid
    Discoverer or inventor → Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed [kaa] labels, descriptions, aliases and claims: kaawiki sitelink"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.