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(14838) 1988 RK6

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(14838) 1988 RK6

Summary

(14838) 1988 RK6 is an asteroid[1]. (14838) 1988 RK6 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • (14838) 1988 RK6 is credited with the discovery of Henri Debehogne[3].
  • (14838) 1988 RK6's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (14838) 1988 RK6's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory[5].
  • (14838) 1988 RK6's follows is recorded as (14837) 1988 RN2[6].
  • (14838) 1988 RK6's followed by is recorded as (14839) 1988 RH8[7].
  • (14838) 1988 RK6's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (14838) 1988 RK6's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (14838) 1988 RK6's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 RK6[10].
  • (14838) 1988 RK6's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 AP149[11].
  • (14838) 1988 RK6's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1988-09-06T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (14838) 1988 RK6's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h1hbk7[13].
  • (14838) 1988 RK6's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20014838[14].
  • (14838) 1988 RK6's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.14'}[15].
  • (14838) 1988 RK6's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1413727'}[16].
  • (14838) 1988 RK6's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1411160521998064'}[17].
  • (14838) 1988 RK6's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.8'}[18].
  • (14838) 1988 RK6's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.88'}[19].
  • (14838) 1988 RK6's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.67395'}[20].
  • (14838) 1988 RK6's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.67028859836029'}[21].
  • (14838) 1988 RK6's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.45'}[22].
  • (14838) 1988 RK6's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1261.768273088228'}[23].
  • (14838) 1988 RK6's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+180.24688'}[24].
  • (14838) 1988 RK6's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+180.1685961942801'}[25].
  • (14838) 1988 RK6's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.2851514'}[26].
  • (14838) 1988 RK6's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.285181944868761'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(14838) 1988 RK6's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(14838) 1988 RK6 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.45'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1261.768273088228'}
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+176.19303'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+176.2065770862561'}
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+190.59647'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+269.4455200265274'}
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