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(18536) 1996 XN15

Summary

(18536) 1996 XN15 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (18536) 1996 XN15 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[2].
  • (18536) 1996 XN15's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (18536) 1996 XN15's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[4].
  • (18536) 1996 XN15 followed (18535) 1996 XQ13[5].
  • (18536) 1996 XN15 was followed by (18537) 1996 XH18[6].
  • (18536) 1996 XN15's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (18536) 1996 XN15's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (18536) 1996 XN15's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 XN15[9].
  • (18536) 1996 XN15's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 HT10[10].
  • (18536) 1996 XN15's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 10, 1996[11].
  • (18536) 1996 XN15's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08'}[12].
  • (18536) 1996 XN15's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0788933'}[13].
  • (18536) 1996 XN15's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08153966530406521'}[14].
  • (18536) 1996 XN15's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.6'}[15].
  • (18536) 1996 XN15's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.78'}[16].
  • (18536) 1996 XN15's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.02474'}[17].
  • (18536) 1996 XN15's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.026292855315959'}[18].
  • (18536) 1996 XN15's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.64'}[19].
  • (18536) 1996 XN15's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1693.261863740388'}[20].
  • (18536) 1996 XN15's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+91.17449'}[21].
  • (18536) 1996 XN15's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+91.12576982808847'}[22].
  • (18536) 1996 XN15's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.7820519'}[23].
  • (18536) 1996 XN15's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.780249684799069'}[24].
  • (18536) 1996 XN15's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.002'}[25].
  • (18536) 1996 XN15's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.006950313559318'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(18536) 1996 XN15'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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . 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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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 19w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.002'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.006950313559318'}
    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2460217.209532598'}
    Site of astronomical discovery → Xinglong Station
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+15.50539'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+166.533348623196'}
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(18536) 1996 ایکس این 15]]"
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