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(21318) 1996 XU26

Summary

(21318) 1996 XU26 is an asteroid[1]. (21318) 1996 XU26 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (21318) 1996 XU26 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (21318) 1996 XU26's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (21318) 1996 XU26's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (21318) 1996 XU26 followed (21317) 1996 XV18[6].
  • (21318) 1996 XU26 was followed by (21319) 1996 XX26[7].
  • (21318) 1996 XU26's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (21318) 1996 XU26's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (21318) 1996 XU26's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 CV6[10].
  • (21318) 1996 XU26's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 XU26[11].
  • (21318) 1996 XU26's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 FP103[12].
  • (21318) 1996 XU26's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 8, 1996[13].
  • (21318) 1996 XU26's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09'}[14].
  • (21318) 1996 XU26's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0875810'}[15].
  • (21318) 1996 XU26's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08752724632202737'}[16].
  • (21318) 1996 XU26's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.6'}[17].
  • (21318) 1996 XU26's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.74'}[18].
  • (21318) 1996 XU26's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.22610'}[19].
  • (21318) 1996 XU26's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.2226059625288'}[20].
  • (21318) 1996 XU26's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.33'}[21].
  • (21318) 1996 XU26's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1216.967281816585'}[22].
  • (21318) 1996 XU26's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+333.86969'}[23].
  • (21318) 1996 XU26's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+333.7308969049406'}[24].
  • (21318) 1996 XU26's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.2306124'}[25].
  • (21318) 1996 XU26's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.230764118600921'}[26].
  • (21318) 1996 XU26's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.426'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(21318) 1996 XU26's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(21318) 1996 XU26 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (21318) 1996 XU26 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Absolute magnitude → {'amount': '+14.6'}, {'amount': '+14.74'}
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.0352532'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.035511478105798'}
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.22610'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.2226059625288'}
    Instance of → —
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(21318) 1996 ایکس یو 26]]"
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