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(66630) 1999 RS208

Summary

(66630) 1999 RS208 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (66630) 1999 RS208 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (66630) 1999 RS208's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (66630) 1999 RS208's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (66630) 1999 RS208 followed (66629) 1999 RJ208[5].
  • (66630) 1999 RS208 was followed by (66631) 1999 RP209[6].
  • (66630) 1999 RS208's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (66630) 1999 RS208's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (66630) 1999 RS208's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 RS208[9].
  • (66630) 1999 RS208's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 VD9[10].
  • (66630) 1999 RS208's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 8, 1999[11].
  • (66630) 1999 RS208's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2242584284072737'}[12].
  • (66630) 1999 RS208's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.75'}[13].
  • (66630) 1999 RS208's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.242336171792855'}[14].
  • (66630) 1999 RS208's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1568.898183109716'}[15].
  • (66630) 1999 RS208's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+231.4375418887329'}[16].
  • (66630) 1999 RS208's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.642393883885347'}[17].
  • (66630) 1999 RS208's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.234972983518468'}[18].
  • (66630) 1999 RS208's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.049814784252227'}[19].
  • (66630) 1999 RS208's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+95.21896476388599'}[20].
  • (66630) 1999 RS208's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+327.7568762863322'}[21].
  • (66630) 1999 RS208's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[22].
  • (66630) 1999 RS208's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460741.0171617004'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(66630) 1999 RS208'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 ↗
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Site of astronomical discovery → Experimental Test Site
    Orbital eccentricity → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2242584284072737'}
    Time of discovery or invention → +1999-09-08T00:00:00Z
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 15.75"
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