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(257566) 1998 WP37

Summary

(257566) 1998 WP37 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (257566) 1998 WP37 is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch[2].
  • (257566) 1998 WP37's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (257566) 1998 WP37's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory[4].
  • (257566) 1998 WP37's minor planet group is recorded as Jupiter trojan[5].
  • (257566) 1998 WP37's minor planet group is recorded as Greek camp trojan asteroid[6].
  • (257566) 1998 WP37's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[7].
  • (257566) 1998 WP37's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 WP37[8].
  • (257566) 1998 WP37's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 21, 1998[9].
  • (257566) 1998 WP37's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.07329401972880636'}[10].
  • (257566) 1998 WP37's Lagrangian point is recorded as L4-Jupiter-Sun[11].
  • (257566) 1998 WP37's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.4'}[12].
  • (257566) 1998 WP37's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+9.777591486718762'}[13].
  • (257566) 1998 WP37's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+4335.959985033788'}[14].
  • (257566) 1998 WP37's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+59.96767839099049'}[15].
  • (257566) 1998 WP37's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+5.203847478249546'}[16].
  • (257566) 1998 WP37's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+5.585258377986068'}[17].
  • (257566) 1998 WP37's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+4.822436578513025'}[18].
  • (257566) 1998 WP37's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+44.04182153488182'}[19].
  • (257566) 1998 WP37's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+49.81342529204615'}[20].
  • (257566) 1998 WP37's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[21].
  • (257566) 1998 WP37's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460400.5305033782'}[22].

Body

Designation and Status

(257566) 1998 WP37'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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.org. minorplanetcenter.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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 . 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 . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Discoverer or inventor → Spacewatch
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(257566) 1998 ڈبلیو پی 37]]"
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