(66787) 1999 TY228

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(66787) 1999 TY228

Summary

(66787) 1999 TY228 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (66787) 1999 TY228 is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch[2].
  • (66787) 1999 TY228's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (66787) 1999 TY228's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory[4].
  • (66787) 1999 TY228 followed (66786) 1999 TX228[5].
  • (66787) 1999 TY228 was followed by (66788) 1999 TL230[6].
  • (66787) 1999 TY228's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (66787) 1999 TY228's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (66787) 1999 TY228's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 EA87[9].
  • (66787) 1999 TY228's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 TN326[10].
  • (66787) 1999 TY228's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 TY228[11].
  • (66787) 1999 TY228's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 EN43[12].
  • (66787) 1999 TY228's time of discovery or invention is recorded as October 3, 1999[13].
  • (66787) 1999 TY228's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.07199171299830105'}[14].
  • (66787) 1999 TY228's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.26'}[15].
  • (66787) 1999 TY228's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+9.544446864495782'}[16].
  • (66787) 1999 TY228's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1679.140086514235'}[17].
  • (66787) 1999 TY228's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+179.5612174737309'}[18].
  • (66787) 1999 TY228's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.764769958963119'}[19].
  • (66787) 1999 TY228's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.963810484355117'}[20].
  • (66787) 1999 TY228's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.565729433571122'}[21].
  • (66787) 1999 TY228's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+49.92256283032181'}[22].
  • (66787) 1999 TY228's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+294.3295643957777'}[23].
  • (66787) 1999 TY228's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[24].
  • (66787) 1999 TY228's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460906.8051692275'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(66787) 1999 TY228's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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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  1. 4w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Time of discovery or invention +1999-10-03T00:00:00Z
    Jpl small-body database spk-id 20066787
    Site of astronomical discovery Kitt Peak National Observatory
    Argument of periapsis {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 15.26"
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