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(8746) 1998 FL68

asteroid
Asteroid Q1483606

Facts

23 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +22
Follows
8745 Delaney[3]
Followed by
8747 Asahi[4]
Absolute magnitude
13.0, 13.19[18][19]
Albedo
0.073[37]
Apoapsis
3.680 au, 3.677363027857998 au[28][29]
Argument of periapsis
98.40997°, 97.10464633698844°[32][33]
Diameter
13.59 km[36]
Discoverer or inventor
Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[38]
Longitude of ascending node
356.44167°, 356.2774754138363°[24][25]
Mean anomaly
348.83996°, 50.16941648937188°[34][35]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
0.16 (0.16–0.16, n=3)[15][16][17]
Orbital inclination
4.82245°, 4.818072659593137°[20][21]
Orbital period
5.64 year, 2,058.01108882031 day[22][23]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
2.6542162 au, 2.655442982777656 au[30][31]
Provisional designation
1998 FL68, 1975 EH4, 1978 SG3, 1979 YF9, 1986 AP2, 1990 VY11, 1992 EN[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
3.1670370 au, 3.166403005317827 au[26][27]
Site of astronomical discovery
Experimental Test Site[2]
Time of discovery or invention
March 20, 1998[14]
Time of periapsis
2,460,713.6966237365 Julian day[39]
🏷️ Also known as
en (8746) 1998 FL68 ru 1975 EH4 ru 1978 SG3 ru 1979 YF9 ru 1986 AP2 ru 1990 VY11 ru 1992 EN ru 1998 FL68 zh 小行星8746
🔖 Identifiers · 4
Freebase ID
/m/0h_351n
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20008746
Minor Planet Center body ID
8746
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["MinorPlanet", "MinorPlanet8746Provisional1998FL68"]

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 1
Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
8747 Asahi
Followed by (predecessor) 1
8747 Asahi
Follows 1
8745 Delaney
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
8745 Delaney
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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . 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. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · AbzalM · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital inclination → 4.82245 degree, 4.818073 degree
    Apoapsis → 3.68 astronomical unit, 3.677363 astronomical unit
    Discoverer or inventor → Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research
    Site of astronomical discovery → Experimental Test Site
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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