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(26262) 1998 RW15

Summary

(26262) 1998 RW15 is an asteroid[1]. (26262) 1998 RW15 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (26262) 1998 RW15 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (26262) 1998 RW15's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (26262) 1998 RW15's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (26262) 1998 RW15's follows is recorded as 26261 Tinafreeman[6].
  • (26262) 1998 RW15's followed by is recorded as (26263) 1998 RC16[7].
  • (26262) 1998 RW15's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (26262) 1998 RW15's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (26262) 1998 RW15's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 RO11[10].
  • (26262) 1998 RW15's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 RW15[11].
  • (26262) 1998 RW15's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 HO45[12].
  • (26262) 1998 RW15's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-09-14T00:00:00Z[13].
  • (26262) 1998 RW15's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h97vzm[14].
  • (26262) 1998 RW15's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20026262[15].
  • (26262) 1998 RW15's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08'}[16].
  • (26262) 1998 RW15's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0771266'}[17].
  • (26262) 1998 RW15's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0788131554107601'}[18].
  • (26262) 1998 RW15's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.5'}[19].
  • (26262) 1998 RW15's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.68'}[20].
  • (26262) 1998 RW15's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.40571'}[21].
  • (26262) 1998 RW15's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.405315836975731'}[22].
  • (26262) 1998 RW15's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.2'}[23].
  • (26262) 1998 RW15's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1532.80839057976'}[24].
  • (26262) 1998 RW15's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+198.25740'}[25].
  • (26262) 1998 RW15's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+198.1361205354733'}[26].
  • (26262) 1998 RW15's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.6040332'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(26262) 1998 RW15's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(26262) 1998 RW15 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (26262) 1998 RW15 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] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . 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. 5w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+130.30351'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+131.7320071968296'}
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.4031931'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.396665119662593'}
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+198.25740'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+198.1361205354733'}
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