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1996 JS8

asteroid
Thing Asteroid Q15192046

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
1999 TY195[3]
Followed by
78429 Baschek[4]
Absolute magnitude
+15.56[11]
Albedo
+0.038[21]
Apoapsis
+3.514362462395385[16]
Argument of periapsis
+203.6314174269438[18]
Diameter
+6.22[20]
Discoverer or inventor
Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking[1]
Epoch
June 9, 2026[22]
Longitude of ascending node
+115.7336164119754[14]
Mean anomaly
+195.7002473354539[19]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
+0.1647969663331133[10]
Orbital inclination
+7.098871807331551[12]
Orbital period
+1914.224664782507[13]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
+2.519929459670514[17]
Provisional designation
2002 QC46, 1996 JS8[7][8]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+3.01714596103295[15]
Site of astronomical discovery
Palomar Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
August 29, 2002[9]
Time of periapsis
+2462074.1295526894[23]
🏷️ Also known as
ru 1996 JS8 ru 2002 QC46 zh 小行星78428
🔖 Identifiers · 2
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20078428
Minor Planet Center body ID
78428

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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.
  22. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 22w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Absolute magnitude → 15.56
    Apoapsis → 3.514362 astronomical unit
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → 3.017146 astronomical unit
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Removed claim: Absolute magnitude: 15.53"
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