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(55857) 1996 XU2

Summary

(55857) 1996 XU2 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (55857) 1996 XU2 is credited with the discovery of Takao Kobayashi[2].
  • (55857) 1996 XU2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (55857) 1996 XU2's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Ōizumi Observatory[4].
  • (55857) 1996 XU2's follows is recorded as (55856) 1996 VQ15[5].
  • (55857) 1996 XU2's followed by is recorded as (55858) 1996 XT20[6].
  • (55857) 1996 XU2's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (55857) 1996 XU2's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (55857) 1996 XU2's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 QM136[9].
  • (55857) 1996 XU2's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 XU2[10].
  • (55857) 1996 XU2's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-12-02T00:00:00Z[11].
  • (55857) 1996 XU2's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20055857[12].
  • (55857) 1996 XU2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1210386441761607'}[13].
  • (55857) 1996 XU2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.75'}[14].
  • (55857) 1996 XU2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.474061224836897'}[15].
  • (55857) 1996 XU2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1983.54794557318'}[16].
  • (55857) 1996 XU2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+281.5771275250409'}[17].
  • (55857) 1996 XU2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.089556799018974'}[18].
  • (55857) 1996 XU2's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.463512565077469'}[19].
  • (55857) 1996 XU2's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.715601032960478'}[20].
  • (55857) 1996 XU2's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+140.6738143814109'}[21].
  • (55857) 1996 XU2's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+148.5728760503117'}[22].
  • (55857) 1996 XU2's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 55857[23].
  • (55857) 1996 XU2's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[24].
  • (55857) 1996 XU2's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460181.8849359513'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(55857) 1996 XU2'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] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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