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(66242) 1999 FY17

Summary

(66242) 1999 FY17 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (66242) 1999 FY17 is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch[2].
  • (66242) 1999 FY17's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (66242) 1999 FY17's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory[4].
  • (66242) 1999 FY17 followed (66241) 1999 FN17[5].
  • (66242) 1999 FY17 was followed by (66243) 1999 FV28[6].
  • (66242) 1999 FY17's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (66242) 1999 FY17's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (66242) 1999 FY17's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 FY17[9].
  • (66242) 1999 FY17's time of discovery or invention is recorded as March 23, 1999[10].
  • (66242) 1999 FY17's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.01314729315627637'}[11].
  • (66242) 1999 FY17's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.13'}[12].
  • (66242) 1999 FY17's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+8.420216592682165'}[13].
  • (66242) 1999 FY17's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1640.73421851549'}[14].
  • (66242) 1999 FY17's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+189.6356971850838'}[15].
  • (66242) 1999 FY17's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.72244975049946'}[16].
  • (66242) 1999 FY17's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.758242595472508'}[17].
  • (66242) 1999 FY17's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.686656905526413'}[18].
  • (66242) 1999 FY17's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+138.1873923338201'}[19].
  • (66242) 1999 FY17's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+122.5620445633323'}[20].
  • (66242) 1999 FY17's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[21].
  • (66242) 1999 FY17's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460041.9118322046'}[22].

Body

Designation and Status

(66242) 1999 FY17'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.

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 → 20066242
    Imported from → —
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 15.13"
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