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(58717) 1998 DE8

Summary

(58717) 1998 DE8 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (58717) 1998 DE8 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[2].
  • (58717) 1998 DE8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (58717) 1998 DE8's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[4].
  • (58717) 1998 DE8 followed (58716) 1998 DU4[5].
  • (58717) 1998 DE8 was followed by (58718) 1998 DN9[6].
  • (58717) 1998 DE8's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (58717) 1998 DE8's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (58717) 1998 DE8's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 DE8[9].
  • (58717) 1998 DE8's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 XW81[10].
  • (58717) 1998 DE8's time of discovery or invention is recorded as February 21, 1998[11].
  • (58717) 1998 DE8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1255816574769465'}[12].
  • (58717) 1998 DE8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.39'}[13].
  • (58717) 1998 DE8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.588116569611415'}[14].
  • (58717) 1998 DE8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1641.962231925324'}[15].
  • (58717) 1998 DE8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+34.11476681237024'}[16].
  • (58717) 1998 DE8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.723807999289634'}[17].
  • (58717) 1998 DE8's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.065868322489392'}[18].
  • (58717) 1998 DE8's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.381747676089876'}[19].
  • (58717) 1998 DE8's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+129.6862755423367'}[20].
  • (58717) 1998 DE8's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+47.14362970552786'}[21].
  • (58717) 1998 DE8's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[22].
  • (58717) 1998 DE8's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2460785.4776126323'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(58717) 1998 DE8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows → (58716) 1998 DU4
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+34.11476681237024'}
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+129.6862755423367'}
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(58717) 1998 ڈی ای 8]]"
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