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(66497) 1999 RK66

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(66497) 1999 RK66

Summary

(66497) 1999 RK66 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (66497) 1999 RK66 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (66497) 1999 RK66's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (66497) 1999 RK66's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (66497) 1999 RK66 followed (66496) 1999 RZ64[5].
  • (66497) 1999 RK66 was followed by (66498) 1999 RR67[6].
  • (66497) 1999 RK66's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (66497) 1999 RK66's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (66497) 1999 RK66's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 YD50[9].
  • (66497) 1999 RK66's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 RK66[10].
  • (66497) 1999 RK66's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 7, 1999[11].
  • (66497) 1999 RK66's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1137579925369841'}[12].
  • (66497) 1999 RK66's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.62'}[13].
  • (66497) 1999 RK66's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.479527838482307'}[14].
  • (66497) 1999 RK66's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1518.361567312139'}[15].
  • (66497) 1999 RK66's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+135.2840270029447'}[16].
  • (66497) 1999 RK66's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.585341099888372'}[17].
  • (66497) 1999 RK66's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.879444313435032'}[18].
  • (66497) 1999 RK66's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.291237886341712'}[19].
  • (66497) 1999 RK66's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+226.7100662'}[20].
  • (66497) 1999 RK66's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+356.5871009389184'}[21].
  • (66497) 1999 RK66's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[22].
  • (66497) 1999 RK66's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460614.8944854653'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(66497) 1999 RK66'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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → asteroid
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Epoch → October 17, 2024
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 15.62"
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