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(55171) 2001 QO256

Summary

(55171) 2001 QO256 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (55171) 2001 QO256 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (55171) 2001 QO256's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (55171) 2001 QO256's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (55171) 2001 QO256's follows is recorded as (55170) 2001 QU255[5].
  • (55171) 2001 QO256's followed by is recorded as (55172) 2001 QY257[6].
  • (55171) 2001 QO256's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (55171) 2001 QO256's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (55171) 2001 QO256's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 QO256[9].
  • (55171) 2001 QO256's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 CY36[10].
  • (55171) 2001 QO256's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2001-08-25T00:00:00Z[11].
  • (55171) 2001 QO256's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20055171[12].
  • (55171) 2001 QO256's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.06474517127186724'}[13].
  • (55171) 2001 QO256's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.4'}[14].
  • (55171) 2001 QO256's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.482866428293314'}[15].
  • (55171) 2001 QO256's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1574.574187010311'}[16].
  • (55171) 2001 QO256's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+47.0419'}[17].
  • (55171) 2001 QO256's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+85.08480133456243'}[18].
  • (55171) 2001 QO256's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.648763198417082'}[19].
  • (55171) 2001 QO256's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.820257825357215'}[20].
  • (55171) 2001 QO256's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.477268571476949'}[21].
  • (55171) 2001 QO256's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+267.9556027561941'}[22].
  • (55171) 2001 QO256's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+130.542123552208'}[23].
  • (55171) 2001 QO256's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 55171[24].
  • (55171) 2001 QO256's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[25].
  • (55171) 2001 QO256's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460029.5326164924'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(55171) 2001 QO256'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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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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  1. 5w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+
    Provisional designation → 2001 QO256, 1999 CY36
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 15.4"
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