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(60312) 1999 XM218

Summary

(60312) 1999 XM218 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (60312) 1999 XM218 is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch[2].
  • (60312) 1999 XM218's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (60312) 1999 XM218's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory[4].
  • (60312) 1999 XM218's follows is recorded as (60311) 1999 XS216[5].
  • (60312) 1999 XM218's followed by is recorded as (60313) 1999 XW218[6].
  • (60312) 1999 XM218's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (60312) 1999 XM218's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (60312) 1999 XM218's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 XU68[9].
  • (60312) 1999 XM218's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 XM218[10].
  • (60312) 1999 XM218's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-12-13T00:00:00Z[11].
  • (60312) 1999 XM218's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20060312[12].
  • (60312) 1999 XM218's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1819108525248664'}[13].
  • (60312) 1999 XM218's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.46'}[14].
  • (60312) 1999 XM218's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.289583691287584'}[15].
  • (60312) 1999 XM218's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1176.688139687645'}[16].
  • (60312) 1999 XM218's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+293.4547346972516'}[17].
  • (60312) 1999 XM218's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.181266014248116'}[18].
  • (60312) 1999 XM218's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.578061974483509'}[19].
  • (60312) 1999 XM218's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.784470054012724'}[20].
  • (60312) 1999 XM218's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+38.17526458215067'}[21].
  • (60312) 1999 XM218's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+12.4443539005863'}[22].
  • (60312) 1999 XM218's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 60312[23].
  • (60312) 1999 XM218's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[24].
  • (60312) 1999 XM218's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460559.824656553'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(60312) 1999 XM218'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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