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(23871) 1998 RC76

Summary

(23871) 1998 RC76 is an asteroid[1]. (23871) 1998 RC76 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • (23871) 1998 RC76 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[3].
  • (23871) 1998 RC76's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (23871) 1998 RC76's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[5].
  • (23871) 1998 RC76 followed (23870) 1998 RW75[6].
  • (23871) 1998 RC76 was followed by (23872) 1998 RH76[7].
  • (23871) 1998 RC76's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (23871) 1998 RC76's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (23871) 1998 RC76's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 HK6[10].
  • (23871) 1998 RC76's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 VH7[11].
  • (23871) 1998 RC76's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 RC76[12].
  • (23871) 1998 RC76's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 14, 1998[13].
  • (23871) 1998 RC76's significant event is recorded as naming[14].
  • (23871) 1998 RC76's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2224449'}[15].
  • (23871) 1998 RC76's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.22103160804448'}[16].
  • (23871) 1998 RC76's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.7'}[17].
  • (23871) 1998 RC76's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.95'}[18].
  • (23871) 1998 RC76's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.99493'}[19].
  • (23871) 1998 RC76's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.00031610104341'}[20].
  • (23871) 1998 RC76's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.68'}[21].
  • (23871) 1998 RC76's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1346.839239611736'}[22].
  • (23871) 1998 RC76's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+149.16711'}[23].
  • (23871) 1998 RC76's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+149.0049615580663'}[24].
  • (23871) 1998 RC76's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.3835676'}[25].
  • (23871) 1998 RC76's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.386775416502769'}[26].
  • (23871) 1998 RC76's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.914'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(23871) 1998 RC76's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(23871) 1998 RC76 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).[2] (23871) 1998 RC76 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] (23871) 1998 RC76 is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research
    Orbital eccentricity → {'amount': '+0.2224449'}, {'amount': '+0.22103160804448'}
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.8533552'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.859222608152128'}
    Albedo → {'amount': '+0.083'}, {'amount': '+0.051'}
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:23871 اوشا]]"
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