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(40608) 1999 RS159

Summary

(40608) 1999 RS159 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (40608) 1999 RS159 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (40608) 1999 RS159's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (40608) 1999 RS159's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (40608) 1999 RS159's follows is recorded as (40607) 1999 RH158[5].
  • (40608) 1999 RS159's followed by is recorded as (40609) 1999 RD160[6].
  • (40608) 1999 RS159's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (40608) 1999 RS159's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (40608) 1999 RS159's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 BU18[9].
  • (40608) 1999 RS159's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 RS159[10].
  • (40608) 1999 RS159's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-09-09T00:00:00Z[11].
  • (40608) 1999 RS159's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20040608[12].
  • (40608) 1999 RS159's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1104113048339774'}[13].
  • (40608) 1999 RS159's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.78'}[14].
  • (40608) 1999 RS159's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.757686552823478'}[15].
  • (40608) 1999 RS159's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1337.171706478988'}[16].
  • (40608) 1999 RS159's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+142.7598175205042'}[17].
  • (40608) 1999 RS159's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.375340286301081'}[18].
  • (40608) 1999 RS159's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.637604706736297'}[19].
  • (40608) 1999 RS159's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.113075865865865'}[20].
  • (40608) 1999 RS159's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+141.8984894303217'}[21].
  • (40608) 1999 RS159's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+304.5095854773812'}[22].
  • (40608) 1999 RS159's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+1.678'}[23].
  • (40608) 1999 RS159's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.361'}[24].
  • (40608) 1999 RS159's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["MinorPlanet", "MinorPlanet40608Provisional1999RS159"][25].
  • (40608) 1999 RS159's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 40608[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(40608) 1999 RS159'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] ↑ . 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.
  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.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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