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(18538) 1996 XY18

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(18538) 1996 XY18

Summary

(18538) 1996 XY18 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (18538) 1996 XY18 is credited with the discovery of Yoshisada Shimizu[2].
  • (18538) 1996 XY18 is credited with the discovery of Takeshi Urata[3].
  • (18538) 1996 XY18's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (18538) 1996 XY18's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nachi-Katsuura Observatory[5].
  • (18538) 1996 XY18's follows is recorded as (18537) 1996 XH18[6].
  • (18538) 1996 XY18's followed by is recorded as (18539) 1996 XX30[7].
  • (18538) 1996 XY18's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (18538) 1996 XY18's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (18538) 1996 XY18's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 XY18[10].
  • (18538) 1996 XY18's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 HO98[11].
  • (18538) 1996 XY18's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-12-06T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (18538) 1996 XY18's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h7q9sv[13].
  • (18538) 1996 XY18's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20018538[14].
  • (18538) 1996 XY18's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.17'}[15].
  • (18538) 1996 XY18's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1686593'}[16].
  • (18538) 1996 XY18's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1676613171150027'}[17].
  • (18538) 1996 XY18's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.6'}[18].
  • (18538) 1996 XY18's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}[19].
  • (18538) 1996 XY18's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.69'}[20].
  • (18538) 1996 XY18's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.90500'}[21].
  • (18538) 1996 XY18's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.90705677123126'}[22].
  • (18538) 1996 XY18's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.82'}[23].
  • (18538) 1996 XY18's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1397.58148666297'}[24].
  • (18538) 1996 XY18's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+231.19919'}[25].
  • (18538) 1996 XY18's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+231.1170871546458'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(18538) 1996 XY18's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . 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. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . 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 . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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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  1. 4w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.82'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1397.58148666297'}
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+210.13511'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+209.8243283552053'}
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+301.35727'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+200.2268058945643'}
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