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(66017) 1998 QC30

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(66017) 1998 QC30

Summary

(66017) 1998 QC30 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (66017) 1998 QC30 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[2].
  • (66017) 1998 QC30's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (66017) 1998 QC30's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[4].
  • (66017) 1998 QC30 followed (66016) 1998 QX27[5].
  • (66017) 1998 QC30 was followed by (66018) 1998 QA31[6].
  • (66017) 1998 QC30's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (66017) 1998 QC30's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (66017) 1998 QC30's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 QC30[9].
  • (66017) 1998 QC30's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 XR236[10].
  • (66017) 1998 QC30's time of discovery or invention is recorded as August 26, 1998[11].
  • (66017) 1998 QC30's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06139732600568912'}[12].
  • (66017) 1998 QC30's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.61'}[13].
  • (66017) 1998 QC30's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.332112313886642'}[14].
  • (66017) 1998 QC30's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1879.600025973259'}[15].
  • (66017) 1998 QC30's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+290.725531271595'}[16].
  • (66017) 1998 QC30's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.980652479300442'}[17].
  • (66017) 1998 QC30's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.163656571281717'}[18].
  • (66017) 1998 QC30's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.797648387319167'}[19].
  • (66017) 1998 QC30's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+209.5644245028365'}[20].
  • (66017) 1998 QC30's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+302.0002086904772'}[21].
  • (66017) 1998 QC30's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+5.207'}[22].
  • (66017) 1998 QC30's albedo is recorded as {'amount': '+0.124'}[23].
  • (66017) 1998 QC30's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[24].
  • (66017) 1998 QC30's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2461303.3233590326'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(66017) 1998 QC30'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.
  24. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Peter James · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.163656571281717'}
    Discoverer or inventor → Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program
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