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(66468) 1999 RL17

Summary

(66468) 1999 RL17 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (66468) 1999 RL17 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (66468) 1999 RL17's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (66468) 1999 RL17's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (66468) 1999 RL17 followed (66467) 1999 RT16[5].
  • (66468) 1999 RL17 was followed by (66469) 1999 RL18[6].
  • (66468) 1999 RL17's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (66468) 1999 RL17's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (66468) 1999 RL17's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 AK16[9].
  • (66468) 1999 RL17's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 RL17[10].
  • (66468) 1999 RL17's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 7, 1999[11].
  • (66468) 1999 RL17's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1278302465201247'}[12].
  • (66468) 1999 RL17's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.39'}[13].
  • (66468) 1999 RL17's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.871993533322762'}[14].
  • (66468) 1999 RL17's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1594.698947683107'}[15].
  • (66468) 1999 RL17's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+63.454'}[16].
  • (66468) 1999 RL17's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+255.7515361037584'}[17].
  • (66468) 1999 RL17's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.671284764496725'}[18].
  • (66468) 1999 RL17's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.012755754467794'}[19].
  • (66468) 1999 RL17's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.329813774525655'}[20].
  • (66468) 1999 RL17's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+184.334362750138'}[21].
  • (66468) 1999 RL17's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+193.439808167071'}[22].
  • (66468) 1999 RL17's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[23].
  • (66468) 1999 RL17's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461338.3148962273'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(66468) 1999 RL17'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.

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. 27d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    Orbital eccentricity → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1278302465201247'}
    Provisional designation → 2001 AK16, 1999 RL17
    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]]: 15.39"
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