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(31261) 1998 EF8

Summary

(31261) 1998 EF8 is an asteroid[1]. (31261) 1998 EF8 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (31261) 1998 EF8 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (31261) 1998 EF8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (31261) 1998 EF8's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (31261) 1998 EF8 followed (31260) 1998 EE6[6].
  • (31261) 1998 EF8 was followed by (31262) 1998 ES8[7].
  • (31261) 1998 EF8's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (31261) 1998 EF8's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (31261) 1998 EF8's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 RY36[10].
  • (31261) 1998 EF8's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 EF8[11].
  • (31261) 1998 EF8's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 OM3[12].
  • (31261) 1998 EF8's time of discovery or invention is recorded as March 2, 1998[13].
  • (31261) 1998 EF8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.23'}[14].
  • (31261) 1998 EF8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2322754'}[15].
  • (31261) 1998 EF8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.234544549489541'}[16].
  • (31261) 1998 EF8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}[17].
  • (31261) 1998 EF8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.45'}[18].
  • (31261) 1998 EF8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.48079'}[19].
  • (31261) 1998 EF8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.484817086472814'}[20].
  • (31261) 1998 EF8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.7'}[21].
  • (31261) 1998 EF8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1712.317482559437'}[22].
  • (31261) 1998 EF8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+173.59973'}[23].
  • (31261) 1998 EF8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+173.4247092958448'}[24].
  • (31261) 1998 EF8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.8060922'}[25].
  • (31261) 1998 EF8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.80106965887723'}[26].
  • (31261) 1998 EF8's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.458'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(31261) 1998 EF8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(31261) 1998 EF8 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (31261) 1998 EF8 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] ↑ . 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.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+229.94327'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+97.66942284753817'}
    Instance of → —
    Orbital eccentricity → {'amount': '+0.23'}, {'amount': '+0.2322754'}, {'amount': '+0.234544549489541'}
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    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(31261) 1998 ای ایف 8]]"
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