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(66460) 1999 RX8

Summary

(66460) 1999 RX8 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (66460) 1999 RX8 is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch[2].
  • (66460) 1999 RX8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (66460) 1999 RX8's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory[4].
  • (66460) 1999 RX8 followed (66459) 1999 RD4[5].
  • (66460) 1999 RX8 was followed by (66461) 1999 RQ11[6].
  • (66460) 1999 RX8's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (66460) 1999 RX8's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (66460) 1999 RX8's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 RE251[9].
  • (66460) 1999 RX8's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 RX8[10].
  • (66460) 1999 RX8's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 FH72[11].
  • (66460) 1999 RX8's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 4, 1999[12].
  • (66460) 1999 RX8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1611543660403735'}[13].
  • (66460) 1999 RX8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.99'}[14].
  • (66460) 1999 RX8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.370650663398155'}[15].
  • (66460) 1999 RX8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1549.689994254468'}[16].
  • (66460) 1999 RX8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+338.81585004'}[17].
  • (66460) 1999 RX8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.620782226048112'}[18].
  • (66460) 1999 RX8's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.043132724216774'}[19].
  • (66460) 1999 RX8's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.198431727879449'}[20].
  • (66460) 1999 RX8's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+76.00428004657641'}[21].
  • (66460) 1999 RX8's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+278.1635148225729'}[22].
  • (66460) 1999 RX8's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+4.356'}[23].
  • (66460) 1999 RX8's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.028'}[24].
  • (66460) 1999 RX8's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[25].
  • (66460) 1999 RX8's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460952.78106179'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(66460) 1999 RX8'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. 23d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    Orbital eccentricity → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1611543660403735'}
    Provisional designation → 1999 RE251, 1999 RX8, 1993 FH72
    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]]: 15.99"
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