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(59980) 1999 SG6

Summary

(59980) 1999 SG6 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (59980) 1999 SG6 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (59980) 1999 SG6's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (59980) 1999 SG6's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (59980) 1999 SG6 followed (59979) 1999 SV5[5].
  • (59980) 1999 SG6 was followed by (59981) 1999 SZ6[6].
  • (59980) 1999 SG6's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (59980) 1999 SG6's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (59980) 1999 SG6's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 SG6[9].
  • (59980) 1999 SG6's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 30, 1999[10].
  • (59980) 1999 SG6's significant event is recorded as naming[11].
  • (59980) 1999 SG6's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0308965949034452'}[12].
  • (59980) 1999 SG6's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.29'}[13].
  • (59980) 1999 SG6's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+11.76013555460909'}[14].
  • (59980) 1999 SG6's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1949.615299535284'}[15].
  • (59980) 1999 SG6's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+2.27'}[16].
  • (59980) 1999 SG6's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+142.5728162166508'}[17].
  • (59980) 1999 SG6's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.054220104759058'}[18].
  • (59980) 1999 SG6's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.148585106081756'}[19].
  • (59980) 1999 SG6's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.959855103436359'}[20].
  • (59980) 1999 SG6's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+309.2043178986789'}[21].
  • (59980) 1999 SG6's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+233.8899072448394'}[22].
  • (59980) 1999 SG6's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+7.969'}[23].
  • (59980) 1999 SG6's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.121'}[24].
  • (59980) 1999 SG6's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[25].
  • (59980) 1999 SG6's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461683.461572948'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(59980) 1999 SG6'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] ↑ . 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.
  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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Peter James · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital eccentricity → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0308965949034452'}
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Followed by → (59981) 1999 SZ6
    Follows → (59979) 1999 SV5
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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