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(24618) 1978 XD1

asteroid
Place asteroid Q6455825

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
(24617) 1978 WU[5]
Followed by
24619 Danielarsham[6]
Absolute magnitude
14.3, 14.47[16][17]
Albedo
0.249
Apoapsis
3.294, 3.305103467914706
Argument of periapsis
281.38751, 281.3808158820322
Diameter
3.512
Discoverer or inventor
Edward L. G. Bowell, Archibald Warnock[2][3]
Epoch
May 5, 2025
Longitude of ascending node
123.34196, 123.2960679806342[22][23]
Mean anomaly
248.3534, 28.02857094199369
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[7]
Orbital eccentricity
0.11 (0.11–0.11, n=3)[13][14][15]
Orbital inclination
3.08971, 3.090915942221291[18][19]
Orbital period
5.13, 1874.929285416269[20][21]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[8]
Periapsis
2.6532619, 2.646321639304087
Provisional designation
1978 XD1, 1998 RT52, 1999 XY85[9][10][11]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
2.9738089, 2.975712553609397[24]
Site of astronomical discovery
Palomar Observatory[4]
Time of discovery or invention
December 6, 1978[12]
Time of periapsis
2460654.5233653123
🏷️ Also known as
en (24618) 1978 XD1 it (24618) 1978 XD1 it 24618 Johnduffey ru 1978 XD1 ru 1998 RT52 ru 1999 XY85 zh 小行星24618
🔖 Identifiers · 4
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11g2l5y3tg
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20024618
Minor Planet Center body ID
24618
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["MinorPlanet", "MinorPlanet24618Provisional1978XD1"]

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 2
Edward L. G. Bowell, Archibald Warnock
Epoch 1
May 5, 2025
Followed by 1
24619 Danielarsham
Followed by (predecessor) 1
24619 Danielarsham
Follows 1
(24617) 1978 WU
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
(24617) 1978 WU
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Palomar Observatory
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Summary

(24618) 1978 XD1 is an asteroid[1].

Related Entities

Edward L. G. Bowell

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . 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. [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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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