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(15040) 1998 XC

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(15040) 1998 XC

Summary

(15040) 1998 XC is an asteroid[1]. (15040) 1998 XC ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • (15040) 1998 XC is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (15040) 1998 XC's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (15040) 1998 XC's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (15040) 1998 XC's follows is recorded as (15039) 1998 WN16[6].
  • (15040) 1998 XC's followed by is recorded as 15041 Paperetti[7].
  • (15040) 1998 XC's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (15040) 1998 XC's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (15040) 1998 XC's provisional designation is recorded as 1950 TL[10].
  • (15040) 1998 XC's provisional designation is recorded as 1974 VE1[11].
  • (15040) 1998 XC's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 PC2[12].
  • (15040) 1998 XC's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 UY2[13].
  • (15040) 1998 XC's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 XC[14].
  • (15040) 1998 XC's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-12-01T00:00:00Z[15].
  • (15040) 1998 XC's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h94ktc[16].
  • (15040) 1998 XC's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20015040[17].
  • (15040) 1998 XC's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1469908'}[18].
  • (15040) 1998 XC's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1466066831245801'}[19].
  • (15040) 1998 XC's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.6'}[20].
  • (15040) 1998 XC's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.75'}[21].
  • (15040) 1998 XC's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.51261'}[22].
  • (15040) 1998 XC's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.511347351431889'}[23].
  • (15040) 1998 XC's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.39'}[24].
  • (15040) 1998 XC's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1238.989943330708'}[25].
  • (15040) 1998 XC's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+4.8627'}[26].
  • (15040) 1998 XC's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+260.67994'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(15040) 1998 XC's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(15040) 1998 XC ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2] (15040) 1998 XC has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] (15040) 1998 XC is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. 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] ↑ . 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.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows → (15039) 1998 WN16
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    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.39'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1238.989943330708'}
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