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(66182) 1998 WC23

Summary

(66182) 1998 WC23 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (66182) 1998 WC23 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (66182) 1998 WC23's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (66182) 1998 WC23's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (66182) 1998 WC23 followed (66181) 1998 WL17[5].
  • (66182) 1998 WC23 was followed by (66183) 1998 WJ33[6].
  • (66182) 1998 WC23's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (66182) 1998 WC23's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (66182) 1998 WC23's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 TE50[9].
  • (66182) 1998 WC23's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 GH149[10].
  • (66182) 1998 WC23's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 WC23[11].
  • (66182) 1998 WC23's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 FP11[12].
  • (66182) 1998 WC23's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 18, 1998[13].
  • (66182) 1998 WC23's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.02476116522069826'}[14].
  • (66182) 1998 WC23's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.79'}[15].
  • (66182) 1998 WC23's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.030467242166396'}[16].
  • (66182) 1998 WC23's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1497.368477902426'}[17].
  • (66182) 1998 WC23's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+64.29179888248218'}[18].
  • (66182) 1998 WC23's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.561455643256927'}[19].
  • (66182) 1998 WC23's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.624880269645102'}[20].
  • (66182) 1998 WC23's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.498031016868753'}[21].
  • (66182) 1998 WC23's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+324.2624628119643'}[22].
  • (66182) 1998 WC23's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+144.0519439075192'}[23].
  • (66182) 1998 WC23's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[24].
  • (66182) 1998 WC23's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460001.33655559'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(66182) 1998 WC23'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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Epoch → October 17, 2024
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Instance of → asteroid
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 15.79"
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