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(66239) 1999 FK2

Summary

(66239) 1999 FK2 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (66239) 1999 FK2 is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch[2].
  • (66239) 1999 FK2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (66239) 1999 FK2's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory[4].
  • (66239) 1999 FK2 followed (66238) 1999 FZ[5].
  • (66239) 1999 FK2 was followed by (66240) 1999 FJ9[6].
  • (66239) 1999 FK2's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (66239) 1999 FK2's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (66239) 1999 FK2's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 QY54[9].
  • (66239) 1999 FK2's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 FK2[10].
  • (66239) 1999 FK2's time of discovery or invention is recorded as March 16, 1999[11].
  • (66239) 1999 FK2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.04890351247937044'}[12].
  • (66239) 1999 FK2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.59'}[13].
  • (66239) 1999 FK2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+11.599939284'}[14].
  • (66239) 1999 FK2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1847.758744690429'}[15].
  • (66239) 1999 FK2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+352.8430124502236'}[16].
  • (66239) 1999 FK2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.946894305958297'}[17].
  • (66239) 1999 FK2's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.091007788425114'}[18].
  • (66239) 1999 FK2's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.80278082349148'}[19].
  • (66239) 1999 FK2's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+57.79060554465322'}[20].
  • (66239) 1999 FK2's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+137.1681127919888'}[21].
  • (66239) 1999 FK2's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+6.156'}[22].
  • (66239) 1999 FK2's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.097'}[23].
  • (66239) 1999 FK2's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[24].
  • (66239) 1999 FK2's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2459896.4622780443'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(66239) 1999 FK2'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 ↗
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Jpl small-body database spk-id → 20066239
    Imported from → —
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1096]]: 0.04890351247937044±0.0000000014973"
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