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(400172) 2006 WZ18

Summary

(400172) 2006 WZ18 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (400172) 2006 WZ18 is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch[2].
  • (400172) 2006 WZ18's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (400172) 2006 WZ18's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory[4].
  • (400172) 2006 WZ18's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[5].
  • (400172) 2006 WZ18's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[6].
  • (400172) 2006 WZ18's provisional designation is recorded as 2006 WZ18[7].
  • (400172) 2006 WZ18's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2006-11-17T00:00:00Z[8].
  • (400172) 2006 WZ18's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20400172[9].
  • (400172) 2006 WZ18's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.189766810465863'}[10].
  • (400172) 2006 WZ18's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+17.3'}[11].
  • (400172) 2006 WZ18's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.132332402246062'}[12].
  • (400172) 2006 WZ18's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1525.195685561497'}[13].
  • (400172) 2006 WZ18's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+2.604'}[14].
  • (400172) 2006 WZ18's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+317.4981986461911'}[15].
  • (400172) 2006 WZ18's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.593093007966765'}[16].
  • (400172) 2006 WZ18's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.085175997329949'}[17].
  • (400172) 2006 WZ18's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.101010018603581'}[18].
  • (400172) 2006 WZ18's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+70.21110937071481'}[19].
  • (400172) 2006 WZ18's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+224.682862661872'}[20].
  • (400172) 2006 WZ18's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11c6f03vkl[21].
  • (400172) 2006 WZ18's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 400172[22].
  • (400172) 2006 WZ18's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[23].
  • (400172) 2006 WZ18's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461573.791983474'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(400172) 2006 WZ18'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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . 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 . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_-400172-2006-wz18_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{(400172) 2006 WZ18}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/-400172-2006-wz18}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-01}}
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