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(73970) 1998 AX6

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(73970) 1998 AX6

Summary

(73970) 1998 AX6 is an asteroid[1]. (73970) 1998 AX6 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (73970) 1998 AX6 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (73970) 1998 AX6's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (73970) 1998 AX6's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (73970) 1998 AX6's follows is recorded as (73969) 1997 YK12[6].
  • (73970) 1998 AX6's followed by is recorded as (73971) 1998 BN8[7].
  • (73970) 1998 AX6's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (73970) 1998 AX6's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (73970) 1998 AX6's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 AX6[10].
  • (73970) 1998 AX6's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 YJ32[11].
  • (73970) 1998 AX6's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-01-05T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (73970) 1998 AX6's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0hgm46q[13].
  • (73970) 1998 AX6's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20073970[14].
  • (73970) 1998 AX6's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09868217100427545'}[15].
  • (73970) 1998 AX6's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.09'}[16].
  • (73970) 1998 AX6's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.347280855318003'}[17].
  • (73970) 1998 AX6's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1130.636602601989'}[18].
  • (73970) 1998 AX6's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+76.91219870033414'}[19].
  • (73970) 1998 AX6's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.123976673082404'}[20].
  • (73970) 1998 AX6's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.333575302344614'}[21].
  • (73970) 1998 AX6's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.914378043820194'}[22].
  • (73970) 1998 AX6's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+223.0262839240495'}[23].
  • (73970) 1998 AX6's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+170.47920469966'}[24].
  • (73970) 1998 AX6's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 73970[25].
  • (73970) 1998 AX6's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[26].
  • (73970) 1998 AX6's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2460465.083253289'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(73970) 1998 AX6's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(73970) 1998 AX6 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (73970) 1998 AX6 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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