(21978) 1999 XW3

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(21978) 1999 XW3

Summary

(21978) 1999 XW3 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (21978) 1999 XW3 is credited with the discovery of Catalina Sky Survey[2].
  • (21978) 1999 XW3's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (21978) 1999 XW3's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Catalina Station[4].
  • (21978) 1999 XW3's follows is recorded as (21977) 1999 XW2[5].
  • (21978) 1999 XW3's followed by is recorded as (21979) 1999 XQ4[6].
  • (21978) 1999 XW3's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (21978) 1999 XW3's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (21978) 1999 XW3's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 LW7[9].
  • (21978) 1999 XW3's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 XW3[10].
  • (21978) 1999 XW3's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-12-04T00:00:00Z[11].
  • (21978) 1999 XW3's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20021978[12].
  • (21978) 1999 XW3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.11'}[13].
  • (21978) 1999 XW3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1070970'}[14].
  • (21978) 1999 XW3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1034124282871027'}[15].
  • (21978) 1999 XW3's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.3'}[16].
  • (21978) 1999 XW3's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.46'}[17].
  • (21978) 1999 XW3's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+11.71054'}[18].
  • (21978) 1999 XW3's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+11.68974953004884'}[19].
  • (21978) 1999 XW3's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.51'}[20].
  • (21978) 1999 XW3's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2013.553290738005'}[21].
  • (21978) 1999 XW3's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+223.84434'}[22].
  • (21978) 1999 XW3's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+223.6710430679589'}[23].
  • (21978) 1999 XW3's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.1188983'}[24].
  • (21978) 1999 XW3's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.120636143163674'}[25].
  • (21978) 1999 XW3's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.453'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(21978) 1999 XW3'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 . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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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