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(73979) 1998 DF8

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(73979) 1998 DF8

Summary

(73979) 1998 DF8 is an asteroid[1]. (73979) 1998 DF8 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (73979) 1998 DF8 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (73979) 1998 DF8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (73979) 1998 DF8's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (73979) 1998 DF8's follows is recorded as (73978) 1998 DU6[6].
  • (73979) 1998 DF8's followed by is recorded as (73980) 1998 DV8[7].
  • (73979) 1998 DF8's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (73979) 1998 DF8's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (73979) 1998 DF8's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 TK48[10].
  • (73979) 1998 DF8's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 DF8[11].
  • (73979) 1998 DF8's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-02-21T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (73979) 1998 DF8's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0hgp41d[13].
  • (73979) 1998 DF8's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20073979[14].
  • (73979) 1998 DF8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.04886620797307943'}[15].
  • (73979) 1998 DF8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.39'}[16].
  • (73979) 1998 DF8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.004859562872972'}[17].
  • (73979) 1998 DF8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1174.542103900219'}[18].
  • (73979) 1998 DF8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+57.48843450871305'}[19].
  • (73979) 1998 DF8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.178613088741612'}[20].
  • (73979) 1998 DF8's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.285073649028933'}[21].
  • (73979) 1998 DF8's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.072152528454291'}[22].
  • (73979) 1998 DF8's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+137.3241507152582'}[23].
  • (73979) 1998 DF8's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+178.7660436085056'}[24].
  • (73979) 1998 DF8's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 73979[25].
  • (73979) 1998 DF8's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[26].
  • (73979) 1998 DF8's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2460417.2548750946'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(73979) 1998 DF8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(73979) 1998 DF8 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (73979) 1998 DF8 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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