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(39878) 1998 EH8

Summary

(39878) 1998 EH8 is an asteroid[1]. (39878) 1998 EH8 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (39878) 1998 EH8 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (39878) 1998 EH8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (39878) 1998 EH8's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (39878) 1998 EH8 followed 39877 Deverchére[6].
  • (39878) 1998 EH8 was followed by (39879) 1998 EK8[7].
  • (39878) 1998 EH8's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (39878) 1998 EH8's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (39878) 1998 EH8's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 EH8[10].
  • (39878) 1998 EH8's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 SL109[11].
  • (39878) 1998 EH8's time of discovery or invention is recorded as March 2, 1998[12].
  • (39878) 1998 EH8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18'}[13].
  • (39878) 1998 EH8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1778419'}[14].
  • (39878) 1998 EH8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1772332257220919'}[15].
  • (39878) 1998 EH8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.0'}[16].
  • (39878) 1998 EH8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.06'}[17].
  • (39878) 1998 EH8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.64614'}[18].
  • (39878) 1998 EH8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.643549785956509'}[19].
  • (39878) 1998 EH8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.83'}[20].
  • (39878) 1998 EH8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1398.311818393115'}[21].
  • (39878) 1998 EH8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+352.55156'}[22].
  • (39878) 1998 EH8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+352.4809258755699'}[23].
  • (39878) 1998 EH8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.4461237'}[24].
  • (39878) 1998 EH8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.447205279690606'}[25].
  • (39878) 1998 EH8's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.881'}[26].
  • (39878) 1998 EH8's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.880931365414306'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(39878) 1998 EH8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(39878) 1998 EH8 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] ↑ . 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. 20d ago · Peter James · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Epoch → November 21, 2025
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Absolute magnitude → {'amount': '+16.0'}, {'amount': '+16.06'}
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