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(179379) 2001 XL249

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(179379) 2001 XL249

Summary

(179379) 2001 XL249 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (179379) 2001 XL249 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[2].
  • (179379) 2001 XL249's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (179379) 2001 XL249's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[4].
  • (179379) 2001 XL249's follows is recorded as (179378) 2001 XF245[5].
  • (179379) 2001 XL249's followed by is recorded as (179380) 2001 XD257[6].
  • (179379) 2001 XL249's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (179379) 2001 XL249's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (179379) 2001 XL249's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 XL249[9].
  • (179379) 2001 XL249's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2001-12-13T00:00:00Z[10].
  • (179379) 2001 XL249's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0hhpsqz[11].
  • (179379) 2001 XL249's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20179379[12].
  • (179379) 2001 XL249's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1827224605341629'}[13].
  • (179379) 2001 XL249's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.64'}[14].
  • (179379) 2001 XL249's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.462207041238628'}[15].
  • (179379) 2001 XL249's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1998.450857406333'}[16].
  • (179379) 2001 XL249's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+137.8185634236879'}[17].
  • (179379) 2001 XL249's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.105012581461956'}[18].
  • (179379) 2001 XL249's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.672368120336218'}[19].
  • (179379) 2001 XL249's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.537657042587695'}[20].
  • (179379) 2001 XL249's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.473779477953356'}[21].
  • (179379) 2001 XL249's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+122.0086322388262'}[22].
  • (179379) 2001 XL249's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 179379[23].
  • (179379) 2001 XL249's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[24].
  • (179379) 2001 XL249's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460323.199289698'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(179379) 2001 XL249's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Epoch → November 21, 2025
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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