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(53072) 1998 XB61

Summary

(53072) 1998 XB61 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (53072) 1998 XB61 is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch[2].
  • (53072) 1998 XB61's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (53072) 1998 XB61's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory[4].
  • (53072) 1998 XB61's follows is recorded as (53071) 1998 XO54[5].
  • (53072) 1998 XB61's followed by is recorded as (53073) 1998 XL63[6].
  • (53072) 1998 XB61's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (53072) 1998 XB61's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (53072) 1998 XB61's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 KE60[9].
  • (53072) 1998 XB61's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 XB61[10].
  • (53072) 1998 XB61's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-12-13T00:00:00Z[11].
  • (53072) 1998 XB61's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20053072[12].
  • (53072) 1998 XB61's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.06077994896885035'}[13].
  • (53072) 1998 XB61's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.38'}[14].
  • (53072) 1998 XB61's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.168194449924124'}[15].
  • (53072) 1998 XB61's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1709.307424707826'}[16].
  • (53072) 1998 XB61's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+124.9743297517775'}[17].
  • (53072) 1998 XB61's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.797786056791671'}[18].
  • (53072) 1998 XB61's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.96783535054923'}[19].
  • (53072) 1998 XB61's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.627736763034112'}[20].
  • (53072) 1998 XB61's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+62.87775146730713'}[21].
  • (53072) 1998 XB61's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+202.8101418158831'}[22].
  • (53072) 1998 XB61's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+4.225'}[23].
  • (53072) 1998 XB61's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.082'}[24].
  • (53072) 1998 XB61's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 53072[25].
  • (53072) 1998 XB61's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(53072) 1998 XB61'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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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