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(55724) 1979 MB5

Summary

(55724) 1979 MB5 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (55724) 1979 MB5 is credited with the discovery of Eleanor F. Helin[2].
  • (55724) 1979 MB5 is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus[3].
  • (55724) 1979 MB5's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (55724) 1979 MB5's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory[5].
  • (55724) 1979 MB5's follows is recorded as (55723) 1979 MP2[6].
  • (55724) 1979 MB5's followed by is recorded as (55725) 1979 MG5[7].
  • (55724) 1979 MB5's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (55724) 1979 MB5's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (55724) 1979 MB5's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 KT56[10].
  • (55724) 1979 MB5's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 MB5[11].
  • (55724) 1979 MB5's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1979-06-25T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (55724) 1979 MB5's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20055724[13].
  • (55724) 1979 MB5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2000421362193336'}[14].
  • (55724) 1979 MB5's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.94'}[15].
  • (55724) 1979 MB5's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.497029577724434'}[16].
  • (55724) 1979 MB5's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1552.291995325772'}[17].
  • (55724) 1979 MB5's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+201.5285399856943'}[18].
  • (55724) 1979 MB5's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.623715015313041'}[19].
  • (55724) 1979 MB5's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.148568571807003'}[20].
  • (55724) 1979 MB5's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.098861458819079'}[21].
  • (55724) 1979 MB5's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+127.5794371923664'}[22].
  • (55724) 1979 MB5's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+305.5902823842707'}[23].
  • (55724) 1979 MB5's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 55724[24].
  • (55724) 1979 MB5's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[25].
  • (55724) 1979 MB5's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461235.1104697855'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(55724) 1979 MB5'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 . 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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