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(66538) 1999 RV117

Summary

(66538) 1999 RV117 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (66538) 1999 RV117 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (66538) 1999 RV117's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (66538) 1999 RV117's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (66538) 1999 RV117 followed (66537) 1999 RU115[5].
  • (66538) 1999 RV117 was followed by (66539) 1999 RX117[6].
  • (66538) 1999 RV117's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (66538) 1999 RV117's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (66538) 1999 RV117's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 GO16[9].
  • (66538) 1999 RV117's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 RV117[10].
  • (66538) 1999 RV117's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 RT37[11].
  • (66538) 1999 RV117's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 9, 1999[12].
  • (66538) 1999 RV117's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.168355944589119'}[13].
  • (66538) 1999 RV117's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.98'}[14].
  • (66538) 1999 RV117's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+15.09147316853642'}[15].
  • (66538) 1999 RV117's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1487.60922281709'}[16].
  • (66538) 1999 RV117's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+189.0105591572617'}[17].
  • (66538) 1999 RV117's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.550313815558337'}[18].
  • (66538) 1999 RV117's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.979674306975341'}[19].
  • (66538) 1999 RV117's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.120953324141333'}[20].
  • (66538) 1999 RV117's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+162.6505580724508'}[21].
  • (66538) 1999 RV117's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+45.59829710551841'}[22].
  • (66538) 1999 RV117's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[23].
  • (66538) 1999 RV117's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460412.0765352254'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(66538) 1999 RV117'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.

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 ↗
    Site of astronomical discovery → Experimental Test Site
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Epoch → October 17, 2024
    Orbital eccentricity → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.168355944589119'}
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 14.98"
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