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(21240) 1995 WP22

Summary

(21240) 1995 WP22 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (21240) 1995 WP22 is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch[2].
  • (21240) 1995 WP22's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (21240) 1995 WP22's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory[4].
  • (21240) 1995 WP22's follows is recorded as (21239) 1995 WP17[5].
  • (21240) 1995 WP22's followed by is recorded as (21241) 1995 WN33[6].
  • (21240) 1995 WP22's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (21240) 1995 WP22's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (21240) 1995 WP22's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 WP22[9].
  • (21240) 1995 WP22's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 ML20[10].
  • (21240) 1995 WP22's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 VQ31[11].
  • (21240) 1995 WP22's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1995-11-18T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (21240) 1995 WP22's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20021240[13].
  • (21240) 1995 WP22's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.20'}[14].
  • (21240) 1995 WP22's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1970374'}[15].
  • (21240) 1995 WP22's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1976251716037384'}[16].
  • (21240) 1995 WP22's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.0'}[17].
  • (21240) 1995 WP22's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.19'}[18].
  • (21240) 1995 WP22's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.66942'}[19].
  • (21240) 1995 WP22's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.66973478754131'}[20].
  • (21240) 1995 WP22's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.75'}[21].
  • (21240) 1995 WP22's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1370.309550995182'}[22].
  • (21240) 1995 WP22's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+253.42029'}[23].
  • (21240) 1995 WP22's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+253.3076219944942'}[24].
  • (21240) 1995 WP22's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.4151815'}[25].
  • (21240) 1995 WP22's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.414423809868883'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(21240) 1995 WP22'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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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