(21299) 1996 WC

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(21299) 1996 WC

Summary

(21299) 1996 WC is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (21299) 1996 WC is credited with the discovery of Takao Kobayashi[2].
  • (21299) 1996 WC's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (21299) 1996 WC's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Ōizumi Observatory[4].
  • (21299) 1996 WC's follows is recorded as (21298) 1996 VX29[5].
  • (21299) 1996 WC's followed by is recorded as (21300) 1996 WA1[6].
  • (21299) 1996 WC's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (21299) 1996 WC's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (21299) 1996 WC's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 WC[9].
  • (21299) 1996 WC's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-11-16T00:00:00Z[10].
  • (21299) 1996 WC's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20021299[11].
  • (21299) 1996 WC's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.25'}[12].
  • (21299) 1996 WC's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2528781'}[13].
  • (21299) 1996 WC's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2496117764990211'}[14].
  • (21299) 1996 WC's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.8'}[15].
  • (21299) 1996 WC's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.95'}[16].
  • (21299) 1996 WC's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.64938'}[17].
  • (21299) 1996 WC's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.638534965746586'}[18].
  • (21299) 1996 WC's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.23'}[19].
  • (21299) 1996 WC's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1547.354403902607'}[20].
  • (21299) 1996 WC's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+36.51390'}[21].
  • (21299) 1996 WC's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+36.16098582895508'}[22].
  • (21299) 1996 WC's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.6158432'}[23].
  • (21299) 1996 WC's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.618148317640068'}[24].
  • (21299) 1996 WC's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.277'}[25].
  • (21299) 1996 WC's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.271668970344129'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(21299) 1996 WC'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 . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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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