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(21278) 1996 TG6

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(21278) 1996 TG6

Summary

(21278) 1996 TG6 is an asteroid[1]. (21278) 1996 TG6 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • (21278) 1996 TG6 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (21278) 1996 TG6's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (21278) 1996 TG6's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (21278) 1996 TG6 followed (21277) 1996 TO5[6].
  • (21278) 1996 TG6 was followed by (21279) 1996 TS10[7].
  • (21278) 1996 TG6's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (21278) 1996 TG6's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (21278) 1996 TG6's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 TG6[10].
  • (21278) 1996 TG6's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 RC27[11].
  • (21278) 1996 TG6's time of discovery or invention is recorded as October 5, 1996[12].
  • (21278) 1996 TG6's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.13'}[13].
  • (21278) 1996 TG6's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1297585'}[14].
  • (21278) 1996 TG6's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1285709556677639'}[15].
  • (21278) 1996 TG6's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.7'}[16].
  • (21278) 1996 TG6's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.87'}[17].
  • (21278) 1996 TG6's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.73141'}[18].
  • (21278) 1996 TG6's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.723818645654914'}[19].
  • (21278) 1996 TG6's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.42'}[20].
  • (21278) 1996 TG6's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1248.90079292837'}[21].
  • (21278) 1996 TG6's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+350.37549'}[22].
  • (21278) 1996 TG6's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+350.229178300287'}[23].
  • (21278) 1996 TG6's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.2695022'}[24].
  • (21278) 1996 TG6's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.269619267409739'}[25].
  • (21278) 1996 TG6's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.564'}[26].
  • (21278) 1996 TG6's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.561426385622579'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(21278) 1996 TG6's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(21278) 1996 TG6 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2] (21278) 1996 TG6 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Site of astronomical discovery → Xinglong Station
    Followed by → (21279) 1996 TS10
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → asteroid
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(21278) 1996 ٹی جی 6]]"
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