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(42561) 1996 XK6

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(42561) 1996 XK6

Summary

(42561) 1996 XK6 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (42561) 1996 XK6 is credited with the discovery of Yoshisada Shimizu[2].
  • (42561) 1996 XK6 is credited with the discovery of Takeshi Urata[3].
  • (42561) 1996 XK6's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (42561) 1996 XK6's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nachi-Katsuura Observatory[5].
  • (42561) 1996 XK6 followed (42560) 1996 VL30[6].
  • (42561) 1996 XK6 was followed by (42562) 1996 XZ17[7].
  • (42561) 1996 XK6's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (42561) 1996 XK6's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (42561) 1996 XK6's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 GY2[10].
  • (42561) 1996 XK6's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 XK6[11].
  • (42561) 1996 XK6's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 3, 1996[12].
  • (42561) 1996 XK6's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1442216056159282'}[13].
  • (42561) 1996 XK6's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.57'}[14].
  • (42561) 1996 XK6's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.283298267906552'}[15].
  • (42561) 1996 XK6's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1382.192062900821'}[16].
  • (42561) 1996 XK6's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+207.0838670816912'}[17].
  • (42561) 1996 XK6's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.428361349601506'}[18].
  • (42561) 1996 XK6's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.778583522456697'}[19].
  • (42561) 1996 XK6's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.078139176746314'}[20].
  • (42561) 1996 XK6's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+232.4189860609167'}[21].
  • (42561) 1996 XK6's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+233.1405953065189'}[22].
  • (42561) 1996 XK6's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[23].
  • (42561) 1996 XK6's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461487.5668396433'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(42561) 1996 XK6's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . 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. [3] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["MinorPlanet", "MinorPlanet42561Provisional1996XK6"]
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(42561) 1996 ایکس کے 6]]"
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