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(33139) 1998 DU2

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(33139) 1998 DU2

Summary

(33139) 1998 DU2 is an asteroid[1]. (33139) 1998 DU2 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (33139) 1998 DU2 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (33139) 1998 DU2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (33139) 1998 DU2's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (33139) 1998 DU2 followed (33138) 1998 DQ2[6].
  • (33139) 1998 DU2 was followed by (33140) 1998 DF3[7].
  • (33139) 1998 DU2's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (33139) 1998 DU2's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (33139) 1998 DU2's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 LH1[10].
  • (33139) 1998 DU2's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 DU2[11].
  • (33139) 1998 DU2's time of discovery or invention is recorded as February 16, 1998[12].
  • (33139) 1998 DU2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.27'}[13].
  • (33139) 1998 DU2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2716354'}[14].
  • (33139) 1998 DU2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2712478454534541'}[15].
  • (33139) 1998 DU2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.6'}[16].
  • (33139) 1998 DU2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.74'}[17].
  • (33139) 1998 DU2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.17272'}[18].
  • (33139) 1998 DU2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.18019247075912'}[19].
  • (33139) 1998 DU2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.03'}[20].
  • (33139) 1998 DU2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1473.500226914769'}[21].
  • (33139) 1998 DU2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+100.38309'}[22].
  • (33139) 1998 DU2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+100.2993111122063'}[23].
  • (33139) 1998 DU2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.5339125'}[24].
  • (33139) 1998 DU2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.53416285068732'}[25].
  • (33139) 1998 DU2's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.222'}[26].
  • (33139) 1998 DU2's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.221549063964438'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(33139) 1998 DU2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(33139) 1998 DU2 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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. 22d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Epoch → November 21, 2025
    Diameter → {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+3.104'}
    Follows → (33138) 1998 DQ2
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(33139) 1998 ڈی یو 2]]"
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