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(26263) 1998 RC16

Summary

(26263) 1998 RC16 is an asteroid[1]. (26263) 1998 RC16 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (26263) 1998 RC16 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (26263) 1998 RC16's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (26263) 1998 RC16's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (26263) 1998 RC16's follows is recorded as (26262) 1998 RW15[6].
  • (26263) 1998 RC16's followed by is recorded as 26264 McIntyre[7].
  • (26263) 1998 RC16's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (26263) 1998 RC16's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (26263) 1998 RC16's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 RC16[10].
  • (26263) 1998 RC16's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-09-14T00:00:00Z[11].
  • (26263) 1998 RC16's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h97r0f[12].
  • (26263) 1998 RC16's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20026263[13].
  • (26263) 1998 RC16's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.15'}[14].
  • (26263) 1998 RC16's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1453254'}[15].
  • (26263) 1998 RC16's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1461670233918596'}[16].
  • (26263) 1998 RC16's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.4'}[17].
  • (26263) 1998 RC16's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.64'}[18].
  • (26263) 1998 RC16's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.58137'}[19].
  • (26263) 1998 RC16's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.577565997682466'}[20].
  • (26263) 1998 RC16's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.61'}[21].
  • (26263) 1998 RC16's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1319.115648012808'}[22].
  • (26263) 1998 RC16's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+57.23652'}[23].
  • (26263) 1998 RC16's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+57.18185681317566'}[24].
  • (26263) 1998 RC16's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.3551102'}[25].
  • (26263) 1998 RC16's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.353908787606094'}[26].
  • (26263) 1998 RC16's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.697'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(26263) 1998 RC16's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(26263) 1998 RC16 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . 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.

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  1. 5w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+263.75969'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+264.0712504926155'}
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.0128528'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.00984494678577'}
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+57.23652'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+57.18185681317566'}
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