(538691) 2016 FW59

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(538691) 2016 FW59

Summary

(538691) 2016 FW59 is a trans-Neptunian object[1].

Key Facts

  • (538691) 2016 FW59 is credited with the discovery of Pan-STARRS1[2].
  • (538691) 2016 FW59's instance of is recorded as trans-Neptunian object[3].
  • (538691) 2016 FW59's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (538691) 2016 FW59's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory[5].
  • (538691) 2016 FW59's minor planet group is recorded as 4:7-resonant trans-Neptunian object[6].
  • (538691) 2016 FW59's minor planet group is recorded as trans-Neptunian object[7].
  • (538691) 2016 FW59's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (538691) 2016 FW59's provisional designation is recorded as 2016 FW59[9].
  • (538691) 2016 FW59's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2016-03-29T00:00:00Z[10].
  • (538691) 2016 FW59's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20538691[11].
  • (538691) 2016 FW59's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.063'}[12].
  • (538691) 2016 FW59's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.06777778613983151'}[13].
  • (538691) 2016 FW59's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+6.02'}[14].
  • (538691) 2016 FW59's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+6.12'}[15].
  • (538691) 2016 FW59's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.29'}[16].
  • (538691) 2016 FW59's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.297675340413619'}[17].
  • (538691) 2016 FW59's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+104199.2902692555'}[18].
  • (538691) 2016 FW59's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+290.16'}[19].
  • (538691) 2016 FW59's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+290.0047484987972'}[20].
  • (538691) 2016 FW59's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+43.33554100098604'}[21].
  • (538691) 2016 FW59's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+46.27272803120477'}[22].
  • (538691) 2016 FW59's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+40.39835397076731'}[23].
  • (538691) 2016 FW59's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+33.47588669613909'}[24].
  • (538691) 2016 FW59's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+238.7493059451695'}[25].
  • (538691) 2016 FW59's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11cn5lgtdj[26].

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Works and Contributions

(538691) 2016 FW59 is credited with the discovery of Pan-STARRS1[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [2] . 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] . 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 . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . 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] . 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] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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