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(12888) 1998 QR42

Summary

(12888) 1998 QR42 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (12888) 1998 QR42 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (12888) 1998 QR42's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (12888) 1998 QR42's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Magdalena Ridge Observatory[4].
  • (12888) 1998 QR42's follows is recorded as (12887) 1998 QP35[5].
  • (12888) 1998 QR42's followed by is recorded as (12889) 1998 QW42[6].
  • (12888) 1998 QR42's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (12888) 1998 QR42's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (12888) 1998 QR42's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 QR42[9].
  • (12888) 1998 QR42's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 GC1[10].
  • (12888) 1998 QR42's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-08-17T00:00:00Z[11].
  • (12888) 1998 QR42's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0k0k9l9[12].
  • (12888) 1998 QR42's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012888[13].
  • (12888) 1998 QR42's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.13'}[14].
  • (12888) 1998 QR42's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1344372'}[15].
  • (12888) 1998 QR42's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1393618160492149'}[16].
  • (12888) 1998 QR42's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.8'}[17].
  • (12888) 1998 QR42's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.82'}[18].
  • (12888) 1998 QR42's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+15.83075'}[19].
  • (12888) 1998 QR42's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+15.84678399888593'}[20].
  • (12888) 1998 QR42's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.54'}[21].
  • (12888) 1998 QR42's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2021.80542368559'}[22].
  • (12888) 1998 QR42's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+3.799'}[23].
  • (12888) 1998 QR42's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+177.34647'}[24].
  • (12888) 1998 QR42's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+177.092972892445'}[25].
  • (12888) 1998 QR42's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.1314703'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(12888) 1998 QR42'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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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