(28120) 1998 SX72

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(28120) 1998 SX72

Summary

(28120) 1998 SX72 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (28120) 1998 SX72 is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst[2].
  • (28120) 1998 SX72's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (28120) 1998 SX72's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory[4].
  • (28120) 1998 SX72's follows is recorded as (28119) 1998 SX71[5].
  • (28120) 1998 SX72's followed by is recorded as (28121) 1998 SY72[6].
  • (28120) 1998 SX72's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (28120) 1998 SX72's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (28120) 1998 SX72's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 SX72[9].
  • (28120) 1998 SX72's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 ER140[10].
  • (28120) 1998 SX72's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-09-21T00:00:00Z[11].
  • (28120) 1998 SX72's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20028120[12].
  • (28120) 1998 SX72's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.16'}[13].
  • (28120) 1998 SX72's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1563757'}[14].
  • (28120) 1998 SX72's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1570938319243194'}[15].
  • (28120) 1998 SX72's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.0'}[16].
  • (28120) 1998 SX72's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.17'}[17].
  • (28120) 1998 SX72's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.07041'}[18].
  • (28120) 1998 SX72's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.072167306677561'}[19].
  • (28120) 1998 SX72's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.37'}[20].
  • (28120) 1998 SX72's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1229.777724257573'}[21].
  • (28120) 1998 SX72's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+40.92882'}[22].
  • (28120) 1998 SX72's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+40.8776057093096'}[23].
  • (28120) 1998 SX72's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.2470953'}[24].
  • (28120) 1998 SX72's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.246391584601842'}[25].
  • (28120) 1998 SX72's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.598'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(28120) 1998 SX72's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . 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 . 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.
  24. [25] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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