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(16966) 1998 SM63

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(16966) 1998 SM63

Summary

(16966) 1998 SM63 is an asteroid[1]. (16966) 1998 SM63 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • (16966) 1998 SM63 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (16966) 1998 SM63's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (16966) 1998 SM63's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (16966) 1998 SM63 followed (16965) 1998 RX79[6].
  • (16966) 1998 SM63 was followed by 16967 Marcosbosso[7].
  • (16966) 1998 SM63's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (16966) 1998 SM63's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (16966) 1998 SM63's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 RK13[10].
  • (16966) 1998 SM63's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 DO1[11].
  • (16966) 1998 SM63's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 SM63[12].
  • (16966) 1998 SM63's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 29, 1998[13].
  • (16966) 1998 SM63's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06'}[14].
  • (16966) 1998 SM63's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0621286'}[15].
  • (16966) 1998 SM63's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0621001001308121'}[16].
  • (16966) 1998 SM63's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.0'}[17].
  • (16966) 1998 SM63's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.12'}[18].
  • (16966) 1998 SM63's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.68135'}[19].
  • (16966) 1998 SM63's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.679233768200483'}[20].
  • (16966) 1998 SM63's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.5'}[21].
  • (16966) 1998 SM63's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1277.714400173709'}[22].
  • (16966) 1998 SM63's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+5.072'}[23].
  • (16966) 1998 SM63's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+324.35542'}[24].
  • (16966) 1998 SM63's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+324.2127887185981'}[25].
  • (16966) 1998 SM63's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.3048413'}[26].
  • (16966) 1998 SM63's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.304394915828942'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(16966) 1998 SM63's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(16966) 1998 SM63 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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. 9d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Followed by → 16967 Marcosbosso
    Follows → (16965) 1998 RX79
    Instance of → asteroid
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(16966) 1998 ایس ایم 63]]"
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