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(35470) 1998 EC8

Summary

(35470) 1998 EC8 is an asteroid[1]. (35470) 1998 EC8 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (35470) 1998 EC8 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (35470) 1998 EC8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (35470) 1998 EC8's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (35470) 1998 EC8 followed (35469) 1998 ED3[6].
  • (35470) 1998 EC8 was followed by (35471) 1998 ED8[7].
  • (35470) 1998 EC8's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (35470) 1998 EC8's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (35470) 1998 EC8's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 EC8[10].
  • (35470) 1998 EC8's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 QD140[11].
  • (35470) 1998 EC8's time of discovery or invention is recorded as March 2, 1998[12].
  • (35470) 1998 EC8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.01'}[13].
  • (35470) 1998 EC8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0146221'}[14].
  • (35470) 1998 EC8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.01217457474633407'}[15].
  • (35470) 1998 EC8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.9'}[16].
  • (35470) 1998 EC8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.99'}[17].
  • (35470) 1998 EC8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.37569'}[18].
  • (35470) 1998 EC8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.379474589353527'}[19].
  • (35470) 1998 EC8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.97'}[20].
  • (35470) 1998 EC8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1813.524753926919'}[21].
  • (35470) 1998 EC8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+136.61677'}[22].
  • (35470) 1998 EC8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+136.486524872071'}[23].
  • (35470) 1998 EC8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.9118472'}[24].
  • (35470) 1998 EC8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.910382301372342'}[25].
  • (35470) 1998 EC8's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.954'}[26].
  • (35470) 1998 EC8's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.945814968240807'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(35470) 1998 EC8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(35470) 1998 EC8 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. 4w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program
    Epoch → November 21, 2025
    Instance of → —
    Diameter → {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+3.887'}
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(35470) 1998 ای سی 8]]"
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