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2001 EL8

asteroid
Thing asteroid Q15191891

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
1999 RM255[3]
Followed by
1998 KK37[4]
Absolute magnitude
+15.72[11]
Apoapsis
+2.664673447263291[16]
Argument of periapsis
+263.0795858593437[18]
Discoverer or inventor
Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[20]
Longitude of ascending node
+14.50617902658308[14]
Mean anomaly
+165.9567269901224[19]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
+0.1182640499410078[10]
Orbital inclination
+5.892740567724203[12]
Orbital period
+1343.531562077004[13]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
+2.101058666549831[17]
Provisional designation
2002 QK8, 2001 EL8[7][8]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.382866056906561[15]
Site of astronomical discovery
Anderson Mesa Station[2]
Time of discovery or invention
March 2, 2001[9]
Time of periapsis
+2460381.1441648607[21]
🏷️ Also known as
ru 2001 EL8 ru 2002 QK8 zh 小行星77150
🔖 Identifiers · 2
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20077150
Minor Planet Center body ID
77150

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  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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 21w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Absolute magnitude → {'amount': '+15.72'}
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.664673447263291'}
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.382866056906561'}
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Orbital eccentricity: 0.118808315619741±0.0000000012957"
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