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(59115) 1998 XG3

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(59115) 1998 XG3

Summary

(59115) 1998 XG3 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (59115) 1998 XG3 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[2].
  • (59115) 1998 XG3's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (59115) 1998 XG3's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[4].
  • (59115) 1998 XG3 followed Q8333387[5].
  • (59115) 1998 XG3 was followed by (59116) 1998 XL3[6].
  • (59115) 1998 XG3's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (59115) 1998 XG3's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (59115) 1998 XG3's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 XG3[9].
  • (59115) 1998 XG3's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 PE2[10].
  • (59115) 1998 XG3's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 8, 1998[11].
  • (59115) 1998 XG3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1960866537991025'}[12].
  • (59115) 1998 XG3's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.22'}[13].
  • (59115) 1998 XG3's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.519386807150046'}[14].
  • (59115) 1998 XG3's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1278.510118346471'}[15].
  • (59115) 1998 XG3's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+4.32'}[16].
  • (59115) 1998 XG3's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+348.8955143900251'}[17].
  • (59115) 1998 XG3's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.305351550395336'}[18].
  • (59115) 1998 XG3's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.757400221742931'}[19].
  • (59115) 1998 XG3's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.853302879047742'}[20].
  • (59115) 1998 XG3's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+42.11325091813182'}[21].
  • (59115) 1998 XG3's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+287.7621851435001'}[22].
  • (59115) 1998 XG3's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[23].
  • (59115) 1998 XG3's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2461257.0466033923'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(59115) 1998 XG3'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.
  23. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+348.8955143900251'}
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Rotation period → {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+4.32'}
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+42.11325091813182'}
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(59115) 1998 ایکس جی 3]]"
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