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(59370) 1999 EK5

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(59370) 1999 EK5

Summary

(59370) 1999 EK5 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (59370) 1999 EK5 is credited with the discovery of Robert G. Sandness[2].
  • (59370) 1999 EK5's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (59370) 1999 EK5 followed 59369 Chanco[4].
  • (59370) 1999 EK5 was followed by (59371) 1999 EY6[5].
  • (59370) 1999 EK5's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[6].
  • (59370) 1999 EK5's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[7].
  • (59370) 1999 EK5's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 EK5[8].
  • (59370) 1999 EK5's time of discovery or invention is recorded as March 15, 1999[9].
  • (59370) 1999 EK5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.05565654581552374'}[10].
  • (59370) 1999 EK5's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.72'}[11].
  • (59370) 1999 EK5's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.223777057210698'}[12].
  • (59370) 1999 EK5's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1376.721031434551'}[13].
  • (59370) 1999 EK5's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+20.02106345748438'}[14].
  • (59370) 1999 EK5's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.421949109331722'}[15].
  • (59370) 1999 EK5's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.55674643089811'}[16].
  • (59370) 1999 EK5's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.287151787765334'}[17].
  • (59370) 1999 EK5's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+64.85179496693152'}[18].
  • (59370) 1999 EK5's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+115.1351652442938'}[19].
  • (59370) 1999 EK5's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+2.341'}[20].
  • (59370) 1999 EK5's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.185'}[21].
  • (59370) 1999 EK5's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[22].
  • (59370) 1999 EK5's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460560.19721264'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(59370) 1999 EK5'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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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 . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imported from → —
    Orbital eccentricity → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.05565654581552374'}
    Jpl small-body database spk-id → 20059370
    Instance of → asteroid
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(59370) 1999 ای کے 5]]"
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