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(60321) 1999 XK254

Summary

(60321) 1999 XK254 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (60321) 1999 XK254 is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch[2].
  • (60321) 1999 XK254's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (60321) 1999 XK254's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory[4].
  • (60321) 1999 XK254's follows is recorded as (60320) 1999 XG253[5].
  • (60321) 1999 XK254's followed by is recorded as (60322) 1999 XB257[6].
  • (60321) 1999 XK254's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (60321) 1999 XK254's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (60321) 1999 XK254's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 VK61[9].
  • (60321) 1999 XK254's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 XK254[10].
  • (60321) 1999 XK254's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-12-12T00:00:00Z[11].
  • (60321) 1999 XK254's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20060321[12].
  • (60321) 1999 XK254's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1735391758676368'}[13].
  • (60321) 1999 XK254's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.62'}[14].
  • (60321) 1999 XK254's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.723999260576983'}[15].
  • (60321) 1999 XK254's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1302.710181082912'}[16].
  • (60321) 1999 XK254's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+282.2327833568795'}[17].
  • (60321) 1999 XK254's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.334351511623871'}[18].
  • (60321) 1999 XK254's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.739452949136449'}[19].
  • (60321) 1999 XK254's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.929250074111292'}[20].
  • (60321) 1999 XK254's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+40.7211880591947'}[21].
  • (60321) 1999 XK254's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+117.2868852102927'}[22].
  • (60321) 1999 XK254's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 60321[23].
  • (60321) 1999 XK254's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[24].
  • (60321) 1999 XK254's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460176.081057025'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(60321) 1999 XK254's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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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