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(66308) 1999 JX40

Summary

(66308) 1999 JX40 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (66308) 1999 JX40 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (66308) 1999 JX40's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (66308) 1999 JX40's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (66308) 1999 JX40 followed (66307) 1999 JV40[5].
  • (66308) 1999 JX40 was followed by (66309) 1999 JX41[6].
  • (66308) 1999 JX40's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (66308) 1999 JX40's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (66308) 1999 JX40's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 VA17[9].
  • (66308) 1999 JX40's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 JX40[10].
  • (66308) 1999 JX40's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 WH8[11].
  • (66308) 1999 JX40's time of discovery or invention is recorded as May 10, 1999[12].
  • (66308) 1999 JX40's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.09142339642178199'}[13].
  • (66308) 1999 JX40's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.41'}[14].
  • (66308) 1999 JX40's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.923086210687647'}[15].
  • (66308) 1999 JX40's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1202.135074707984'}[16].
  • (66308) 1999 JX40's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+18.026'}[17].
  • (66308) 1999 JX40's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+186.891629655571'}[18].
  • (66308) 1999 JX40's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.212601629618085'}[19].
  • (66308) 1999 JX40's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.41488518552614'}[20].
  • (66308) 1999 JX40's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.01031807371003'}[21].
  • (66308) 1999 JX40's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+146.5774621974315'}[22].
  • (66308) 1999 JX40's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+167.5151625888117'}[23].
  • (66308) 1999 JX40's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+2.947'}[24].
  • (66308) 1999 JX40's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.118'}[25].
  • (66308) 1999 JX40's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(66308) 1999 JX40'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.
  25. [26] ↑ . 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 → 20066308
    Imported from → —
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 15.41"
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