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(31373) 1998 XN12

Summary

(31373) 1998 XN12 is an asteroid[1]. (31373) 1998 XN12 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (31373) 1998 XN12 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (31373) 1998 XN12's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (31373) 1998 XN12's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (31373) 1998 XN12 followed (31372) 1998 XN11[6].
  • (31373) 1998 XN12 was followed by 31374 Hruskova[7].
  • (31373) 1998 XN12's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (31373) 1998 XN12's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (31373) 1998 XN12's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 XN12[10].
  • (31373) 1998 XN12's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 14, 1998[11].
  • (31373) 1998 XN12's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.10'}[12].
  • (31373) 1998 XN12's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1029072'}[13].
  • (31373) 1998 XN12's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1011216219072445'}[14].
  • (31373) 1998 XN12's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.3'}[15].
  • (31373) 1998 XN12's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.5'}[16].
  • (31373) 1998 XN12's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.77639'}[17].
  • (31373) 1998 XN12's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.78789318881139'}[18].
  • (31373) 1998 XN12's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.24'}[19].
  • (31373) 1998 XN12's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1550.298292198078'}[20].
  • (31373) 1998 XN12's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+6.56858'}[21].
  • (31373) 1998 XN12's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+73.26909'}[22].
  • (31373) 1998 XN12's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+73.06467411941148'}[23].
  • (31373) 1998 XN12's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.6210127'}[24].
  • (31373) 1998 XN12's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.62146800284514'}[25].
  • (31373) 1998 XN12's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.891'}[26].
  • (31373) 1998 XN12's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.886555099070785'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(31373) 1998 XN12's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(31373) 1998 XN12 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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. 19d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.891'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.886555099070785'}
    Follows → (31372) 1998 XN11
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(31373) 1998 ایکس این 12]]"
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