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(64059) 2001 SB261

Summary

(64059) 2001 SB261 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (64059) 2001 SB261 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (64059) 2001 SB261's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (64059) 2001 SB261's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (64059) 2001 SB261 followed (64058) 2001 SZ260[5].
  • (64059) 2001 SB261 was followed by (64060) 2001 SM263[6].
  • (64059) 2001 SB261's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (64059) 2001 SB261's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (64059) 2001 SB261's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 SB261[9].
  • (64059) 2001 SB261's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 JK67[10].
  • (64059) 2001 SB261's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 20, 2001[11].
  • (64059) 2001 SB261's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.222736272531392'}[12].
  • (64059) 2001 SB261's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.52'}[13].
  • (64059) 2001 SB261's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.325908385929402'}[14].
  • (64059) 2001 SB261's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1486.525050207594'}[15].
  • (64059) 2001 SB261's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+3.17847'}[16].
  • (64059) 2001 SB261's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+204.4838289447759'}[17].
  • (64059) 2001 SB261's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.54907454908757'}[18].
  • (64059) 2001 SB261's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.116845912555974'}[19].
  • (64059) 2001 SB261's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.981303185619165'}[20].
  • (64059) 2001 SB261's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+311.3483590836147'}[21].
  • (64059) 2001 SB261's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+128.3342981947855'}[22].
  • (64059) 2001 SB261's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+3.608'}[23].
  • (64059) 2001 SB261's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.094'}[24].
  • (64059) 2001 SB261's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[25].
  • (64059) 2001 SB261's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460070.577363702'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(64059) 2001 SB261'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 . 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. 13w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Follows → (64058) 2001 SZ260
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1096]]: 0.222736272531392±0.0000000025879"
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