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(66159) 1998 UN36

Summary

(66159) 1998 UN36 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (66159) 1998 UN36 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (66159) 1998 UN36's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (66159) 1998 UN36's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (66159) 1998 UN36 followed (66158) 1998 UJ27[5].
  • (66159) 1998 UN36 was followed by (66160) 1998 UC38[6].
  • (66159) 1998 UN36's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (66159) 1998 UN36's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (66159) 1998 UN36's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 FU112[9].
  • (66159) 1998 UN36's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 UN36[10].
  • (66159) 1998 UN36's time of discovery or invention is recorded as October 28, 1998[11].
  • (66159) 1998 UN36's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.02719675640201346'}[12].
  • (66159) 1998 UN36's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.26'}[13].
  • (66159) 1998 UN36's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+9.522806343167964'}[14].
  • (66159) 1998 UN36's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2075.89768424033'}[15].
  • (66159) 1998 UN36's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+236.3293996344203'}[16].
  • (66159) 1998 UN36's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.18472310270972'}[17].
  • (66159) 1998 UN36's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.271337241141981'}[18].
  • (66159) 1998 UN36's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.09810896427746'}[19].
  • (66159) 1998 UN36's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+99.00449541284938'}[20].
  • (66159) 1998 UN36's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+258.3168295950694'}[21].
  • (66159) 1998 UN36's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[22].
  • (66159) 1998 UN36's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461186.844049916'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(66159) 1998 UN36'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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital eccentricity → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.02719675640201346'}
    Epoch → October 17, 2024
    Discoverer or inventor → Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research
    Absolute magnitude → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.26'}
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1096]]: 0.02719675640201346±0.00000000221"
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