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(488430) 2016 XT21

Summary

(488430) 2016 XT21 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (488430) 2016 XT21 is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch[2].
  • (488430) 2016 XT21's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (488430) 2016 XT21's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory[4].
  • (488430) 2016 XT21's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[5].
  • (488430) 2016 XT21's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt[6].
  • (488430) 2016 XT21's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[7].
  • (488430) 2016 XT21's provisional designation is recorded as 2016 XT21[8].
  • (488430) 2016 XT21's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2010-12-02T00:00:00Z[9].
  • (488430) 2016 XT21's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20488430[10].
  • (488430) 2016 XT21's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1768196860790301'}[11].
  • (488430) 2016 XT21's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.44'}[12].
  • (488430) 2016 XT21's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+16.50508431124279'}[13].
  • (488430) 2016 XT21's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2129.712719253795'}[14].
  • (488430) 2016 XT21's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+91.60240955286767'}[15].
  • (488430) 2016 XT21's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.239527954009107'}[16].
  • (488430) 2016 XT21's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.81234026988124'}[17].
  • (488430) 2016 XT21's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.666715638136974'}[18].
  • (488430) 2016 XT21's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+345.5325501401925'}[19].
  • (488430) 2016 XT21's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+209.4783139753504'}[20].
  • (488430) 2016 XT21's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11g726w0nb[21].
  • (488430) 2016 XT21's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 488430[22].
  • (488430) 2016 XT21's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[23].
  • (488430) 2016 XT21's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461890.9665256953'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(488430) 2016 XT21'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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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 . 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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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). (488430) 2016 XT21. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/-488430-2016-xt21
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_-488430-2016-xt21_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{(488430) 2016 XT21}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/-488430-2016-xt21}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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