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(38278) 1999 RD51

Summary

(38278) 1999 RD51 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (38278) 1999 RD51 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (38278) 1999 RD51's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (38278) 1999 RD51's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (38278) 1999 RD51's follows is recorded as (38277) 1999 RP49[5].
  • (38278) 1999 RD51's followed by is recorded as (38279) 1999 RU51[6].
  • (38278) 1999 RD51's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (38278) 1999 RD51's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (38278) 1999 RD51's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 EW21[9].
  • (38278) 1999 RD51's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 RD51[10].
  • (38278) 1999 RD51's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-09-07T00:00:00Z[11].
  • (38278) 1999 RD51's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20038278[12].
  • (38278) 1999 RD51's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.17'}[13].
  • (38278) 1999 RD51's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1659945'}[14].
  • (38278) 1999 RD51's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1677805310127311'}[15].
  • (38278) 1999 RD51's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.1'}[16].
  • (38278) 1999 RD51's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.25'}[17].
  • (38278) 1999 RD51's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.17690'}[18].
  • (38278) 1999 RD51's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.177498949651032'}[19].
  • (38278) 1999 RD51's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.85'}[20].
  • (38278) 1999 RD51's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1406.254316194726'}[21].
  • (38278) 1999 RD51's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+144.02707'}[22].
  • (38278) 1999 RD51's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+143.8921478546717'}[23].
  • (38278) 1999 RD51's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.4583915'}[24].
  • (38278) 1999 RD51's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.456463380832907'}[25].
  • (38278) 1999 RD51's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.866'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(38278) 1999 RD51'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 . 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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