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(21972) 1999 XU

Summary

(21972) 1999 XU is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (21972) 1999 XU is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (21972) 1999 XU's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (21972) 1999 XU's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (21972) 1999 XU's follows is recorded as (21971) 1999 XG[5].
  • (21972) 1999 XU's followed by is recorded as (21973) 1999 XP1[6].
  • (21972) 1999 XU's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (21972) 1999 XU's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (21972) 1999 XU's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 UJ49[9].
  • (21972) 1999 XU's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 CB9[10].
  • (21972) 1999 XU's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 HT71[11].
  • (21972) 1999 XU's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 XU[12].
  • (21972) 1999 XU's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-12-02T00:00:00Z[13].
  • (21972) 1999 XU's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20021972[14].
  • (21972) 1999 XU's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.25'}[15].
  • (21972) 1999 XU's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2522885'}[16].
  • (21972) 1999 XU's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2511369324799481'}[17].
  • (21972) 1999 XU's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.5'}[18].
  • (21972) 1999 XU's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.67'}[19].
  • (21972) 1999 XU's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.64961'}[20].
  • (21972) 1999 XU's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.644210509453575'}[21].
  • (21972) 1999 XU's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.22'}[22].
  • (21972) 1999 XU's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1544.480739837264'}[23].
  • (21972) 1999 XU's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+71.71961'}[24].
  • (21972) 1999 XU's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+71.67963871961045'}[25].
  • (21972) 1999 XU's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.6118634'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(21972) 1999 XU's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

References

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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