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(66638) 1999 RD218

Summary

(66638) 1999 RD218 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (66638) 1999 RD218 is credited with the discovery of Catalina Sky Survey[2].
  • (66638) 1999 RD218's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (66638) 1999 RD218's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Catalina Station[4].
  • (66638) 1999 RD218 followed (66637) 1999 RC213[5].
  • (66638) 1999 RD218 was followed by (66639) 1999 RQ219[6].
  • (66638) 1999 RD218's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (66638) 1999 RD218's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (66638) 1999 RD218's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 RD218[9].
  • (66638) 1999 RD218's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 4, 1999[10].
  • (66638) 1999 RD218's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1255717344198473'}[11].
  • (66638) 1999 RD218's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.94'}[12].
  • (66638) 1999 RD218's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+12.40695668148487'}[13].
  • (66638) 1999 RD218's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1588.735464134102'}[14].
  • (66638) 1999 RD218's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+159.7850742407541'}[15].
  • (66638) 1999 RD218's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.664620974669583'}[16].
  • (66638) 1999 RD218's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.999222052030346'}[17].
  • (66638) 1999 RD218's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.33001989730882'}[18].
  • (66638) 1999 RD218's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+93.51356198796188'}[19].
  • (66638) 1999 RD218's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+338.1883239767574'}[20].
  • (66638) 1999 RD218's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[21].
  • (66638) 1999 RD218's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460696.758286751'}[22].

Body

Designation and Status

(66638) 1999 RD218'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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Jpl small-body database spk-id → 20066638
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 14.94"
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