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(66589) 1999 RE168

Summary

(66589) 1999 RE168 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (66589) 1999 RE168 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (66589) 1999 RE168's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (66589) 1999 RE168's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (66589) 1999 RE168 followed (66588) 1999 RX167[5].
  • (66589) 1999 RE168 was followed by (66590) 1999 RD169[6].
  • (66589) 1999 RE168's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (66589) 1999 RE168's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (66589) 1999 RE168's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 RE168[9].
  • (66589) 1999 RE168's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 9, 1999[10].
  • (66589) 1999 RE168's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1781572599756817'}[11].
  • (66589) 1999 RE168's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.77'}[12].
  • (66589) 1999 RE168's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.526959074198186'}[13].
  • (66589) 1999 RE168's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1386.461580021613'}[14].
  • (66589) 1999 RE168's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+5.539'}[15].
  • (66589) 1999 RE168's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.595671071442059'}[16].
  • (66589) 1999 RE168's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.433359497247802'}[17].
  • (66589) 1999 RE168's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.866880157813273'}[18].
  • (66589) 1999 RE168's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.999838836682331'}[19].
  • (66589) 1999 RE168's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+358.6368701231477'}[20].
  • (66589) 1999 RE168's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+210.1787597109351'}[21].
  • (66589) 1999 RE168's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+4.437'}[22].
  • (66589) 1999 RE168's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.043'}[23].
  • (66589) 1999 RE168's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[24].
  • (66589) 1999 RE168's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461177.503870922'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(66589) 1999 RE168'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.

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 center body id → 66589
    Time of discovery or invention → +1999-09-09T00:00:00Z
    Epoch → October 17, 2024
    Absolute magnitude → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.77'}
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 15.77"
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