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(69998) 1998 XD is a main-belt minor planet. It was discovered through the Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at the Xinglong Station in the Chinese province of Hebei on December 1 1998. aphelion 3.76307 Astronomical Units perihelion 2.18028 Astronomical Units eccentricity 0.26631 period 1871.11 days; 5.12 years inclination 8.795 degrees absolute magnitude +14.5