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(79846) 1998 XS2

Summary

(79846) 1998 XS2 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (79846) 1998 XS2 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[2].
  • (79846) 1998 XS2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (79846) 1998 XS2's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[4].
  • (79846) 1998 XS2's follows is recorded as Q15201929[5].
  • (79846) 1998 XS2's followed by is recorded as 79847 Colzani[6].
  • (79846) 1998 XS2's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (79846) 1998 XS2's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (79846) 1998 XS2's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 XS2[9].
  • (79846) 1998 XS2's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 FK40[10].
  • (79846) 1998 XS2's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-12-07T00:00:00Z[11].
  • (79846) 1998 XS2's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0hgn75h[12].
  • (79846) 1998 XS2's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20079846[13].
  • (79846) 1998 XS2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1198701594117745'}[14].
  • (79846) 1998 XS2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.43'}[15].
  • (79846) 1998 XS2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+15.71645155768558'}[16].
  • (79846) 1998 XS2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1477.424029294344'}[17].
  • (79846) 1998 XS2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+38.20677134171004'}[18].
  • (79846) 1998 XS2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.538659692570382'}[19].
  • (79846) 1998 XS2's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.842969234611041'}[20].
  • (79846) 1998 XS2's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.234350150529724'}[21].
  • (79846) 1998 XS2's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+350.350989434552'}[22].
  • (79846) 1998 XS2's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+285.0865741436081'}[23].
  • (79846) 1998 XS2's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 79846[24].
  • (79846) 1998 XS2's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[25].
  • (79846) 1998 XS2's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2461307.941376325'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(79846) 1998 XS2'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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . 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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