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(37837) 1998 CA2

Summary

(37837) 1998 CA2 is an asteroid[1]. (37837) 1998 CA2 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (37837) 1998 CA2 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (37837) 1998 CA2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (37837) 1998 CA2's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (37837) 1998 CA2 followed 37836 Simoneterreni[6].
  • (37837) 1998 CA2 was followed by (37838) 1998 DF[7].
  • (37837) 1998 CA2's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (37837) 1998 CA2's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (37837) 1998 CA2's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 CA2[10].
  • (37837) 1998 CA2's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 SC219[11].
  • (37837) 1998 CA2's time of discovery or invention is recorded as February 9, 1998[12].
  • (37837) 1998 CA2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.16'}[13].
  • (37837) 1998 CA2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1561327'}[14].
  • (37837) 1998 CA2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1594137199611381'}[15].
  • (37837) 1998 CA2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}[16].
  • (37837) 1998 CA2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.39'}[17].
  • (37837) 1998 CA2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+15.15370'}[18].
  • (37837) 1998 CA2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+15.13996345506926'}[19].
  • (37837) 1998 CA2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.17'}[20].
  • (37837) 1998 CA2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1519.835614740804'}[21].
  • (37837) 1998 CA2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+64.28721'}[22].
  • (37837) 1998 CA2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+64.18164937794539'}[23].
  • (37837) 1998 CA2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.5891075'}[24].
  • (37837) 1998 CA2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.587014087022716'}[25].
  • (37837) 1998 CA2's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.993'}[26].
  • (37837) 1998 CA2's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.999419626226874'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(37837) 1998 CA2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(37837) 1998 CA2 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. 25d ago · Peter James · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → asteroid
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+64.28721'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+64.18164937794539'}
    Site of astronomical discovery → Xinglong Station
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.993'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.999419626226874'}
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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