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(15878) 1996 XC3

Summary

(15878) 1996 XC3 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (15878) 1996 XC3 is credited with the discovery of Takao Kobayashi[2].
  • (15878) 1996 XC3's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (15878) 1996 XC3's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Ōizumi Observatory[4].
  • (15878) 1996 XC3's follows is recorded as (15877) 1996 WZ1[5].
  • (15878) 1996 XC3's followed by is recorded as (15879) 1996 XH6[6].
  • (15878) 1996 XC3's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (15878) 1996 XC3's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (15878) 1996 XC3's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 JW88[9].
  • (15878) 1996 XC3's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 XC3[10].
  • (15878) 1996 XC3's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-12-03T00:00:00Z[11].
  • (15878) 1996 XC3's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20015878[12].
  • (15878) 1996 XC3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.17'}[13].
  • (15878) 1996 XC3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1703770'}[14].
  • (15878) 1996 XC3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1740341815946972'}[15].
  • (15878) 1996 XC3's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.9'}[16].
  • (15878) 1996 XC3's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.04'}[17].
  • (15878) 1996 XC3's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.46946'}[18].
  • (15878) 1996 XC3's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.49389035996817'}[19].
  • (15878) 1996 XC3's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.67'}[20].
  • (15878) 1996 XC3's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2072.526388867202'}[21].
  • (15878) 1996 XC3's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+4.918'}[22].
  • (15878) 1996 XC3's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+108.40915'}[23].
  • (15878) 1996 XC3's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+108.2813885150435'}[24].
  • (15878) 1996 XC3's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.1794902'}[25].
  • (15878) 1996 XC3's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.181274136823627'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(15878) 1996 XC3'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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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