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(66444) 1999 NS59

Summary

(66444) 1999 NS59 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (66444) 1999 NS59 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (66444) 1999 NS59's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (66444) 1999 NS59's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (66444) 1999 NS59 followed (66443) 1999 NW57[5].
  • (66444) 1999 NS59 was followed by (66445) 1999 NV59[6].
  • (66444) 1999 NS59's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (66444) 1999 NS59's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (66444) 1999 NS59's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 VW50[9].
  • (66444) 1999 NS59's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 NS59[10].
  • (66444) 1999 NS59's time of discovery or invention is recorded as July 13, 1999[11].
  • (66444) 1999 NS59's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1862563122978456'}[12].
  • (66444) 1999 NS59's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.68'}[13].
  • (66444) 1999 NS59's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+10.99204764014202'}[14].
  • (66444) 1999 NS59's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1585.779163457707'}[15].
  • (66444) 1999 NS59's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+252.1682744039272'}[16].
  • (66444) 1999 NS59's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.661314417966287'}[17].
  • (66444) 1999 NS59's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.157001027321775'}[18].
  • (66444) 1999 NS59's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.165627808610799'}[19].
  • (66444) 1999 NS59's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+36.01126018292999'}[20].
  • (66444) 1999 NS59's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+307.7577598158542'}[21].
  • (66444) 1999 NS59's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+7.564'}[22].
  • (66444) 1999 NS59's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.054'}[23].
  • (66444) 1999 NS59's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[24].
  • (66444) 1999 NS59's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460830.624044268'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(66444) 1999 NS59's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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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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. 4w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    Orbital eccentricity → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1862563122978456'}
    Provisional designation → 2000 VW50, 1999 NS59
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 14.68"
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