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(66188) 1998 XK79

Summary

(66188) 1998 XK79 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (66188) 1998 XK79 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (66188) 1998 XK79's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (66188) 1998 XK79's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (66188) 1998 XK79 followed (66187) 1998 XS73[5].
  • (66188) 1998 XK79 was followed by (66189) 1998 XA97[6].
  • (66188) 1998 XK79's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (66188) 1998 XK79's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (66188) 1998 XK79's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 XK79[9].
  • (66188) 1998 XK79's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 15, 1998[10].
  • (66188) 1998 XK79's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1867640456451211'}[11].
  • (66188) 1998 XK79's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.76'}[12].
  • (66188) 1998 XK79's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+19.43221111518632'}[13].
  • (66188) 1998 XK79's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2086.411866092407'}[14].
  • (66188) 1998 XK79's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+104.0359063699983'}[15].
  • (66188) 1998 XK79's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.195467548505941'}[16].
  • (66188) 1998 XK79's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.792265995592607'}[17].
  • (66188) 1998 XK79's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.598669101419274'}[18].
  • (66188) 1998 XK79's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+276.4749433651418'}[19].
  • (66188) 1998 XK79's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+229.9963156486377'}[20].
  • (66188) 1998 XK79's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+10.455'}[21].
  • (66188) 1998 XK79's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.062'}[22].
  • (66188) 1998 XK79's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[23].
  • (66188) 1998 XK79's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461353.9478601846'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(66188) 1998 XK79'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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Epoch → October 17, 2024
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+
    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount':
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2243]]: 3.791219647455177±0.0000000035141 astronomical unit, from JPL"
  2. 6w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Epoch → October 17, 2024
    Diameter → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount':
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Instance of → asteroid
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1096]]: 0.1867640456451211±0.00000000093032"
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