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(73978) 1998 DU6

Summary

(73978) 1998 DU6 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (73978) 1998 DU6 is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch[2].
  • (73978) 1998 DU6's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (73978) 1998 DU6's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory[4].
  • (73978) 1998 DU6's follows is recorded as (73977) 1998 BT42[5].
  • (73978) 1998 DU6's followed by is recorded as (73979) 1998 DF8[6].
  • (73978) 1998 DU6's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (73978) 1998 DU6's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (73978) 1998 DU6's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 DU6[9].
  • (73978) 1998 DU6's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 JW35[10].
  • (73978) 1998 DU6's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-02-17T00:00:00Z[11].
  • (73978) 1998 DU6's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20073978[12].
  • (73978) 1998 DU6's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1001571083601149'}[13].
  • (73978) 1998 DU6's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.15'}[14].
  • (73978) 1998 DU6's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.636302223497541'}[15].
  • (73978) 1998 DU6's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1228.339841373027'}[16].
  • (73978) 1998 DU6's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+201.1885260114308'}[17].
  • (73978) 1998 DU6's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.244640223243073'}[18].
  • (73978) 1998 DU6's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.469456897311902'}[19].
  • (73978) 1998 DU6's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.019823549174244'}[20].
  • (73978) 1998 DU6's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+71.3867480286268'}[21].
  • (73978) 1998 DU6's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+325.3500072727456'}[22].
  • (73978) 1998 DU6's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1234tbpj[23].
  • (73978) 1998 DU6's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 73978[24].
  • (73978) 1998 DU6's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[25].
  • (73978) 1998 DU6's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2461118.727684917'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(73978) 1998 DU6'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 . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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