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(66936) 1999 WD5

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(66936) 1999 WD5

Summary

(66936) 1999 WD5 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (66936) 1999 WD5 is credited with the discovery of Takao Kobayashi[2].
  • (66936) 1999 WD5's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (66936) 1999 WD5's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Ōizumi Observatory[4].
  • (66936) 1999 WD5 followed (66935) 1999 WZ1[5].
  • (66936) 1999 WD5 was followed by (66937) 1999 WB6[6].
  • (66936) 1999 WD5's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (66936) 1999 WD5's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (66936) 1999 WD5's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 WD5[9].
  • (66936) 1999 WD5's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 28, 1999[10].
  • (66936) 1999 WD5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1612118873752015'}[11].
  • (66936) 1999 WD5's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.84'}[12].
  • (66936) 1999 WD5's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+12.03833176675862'}[13].
  • (66936) 1999 WD5's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1608.435816863883'}[14].
  • (66936) 1999 WD5's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+250.5938899544431'}[15].
  • (66936) 1999 WD5's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.68660327029543'}[16].
  • (66936) 1999 WD5's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.119715654128145'}[17].
  • (66936) 1999 WD5's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.253490886462715'}[18].
  • (66936) 1999 WD5's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+180.1248481355092'}[19].
  • (66936) 1999 WD5's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+239.4109153662369'}[20].
  • (66936) 1999 WD5's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+4.73'}[21].
  • (66936) 1999 WD5's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.314'}[22].
  • (66936) 1999 WD5's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[23].
  • (66936) 1999 WD5's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461139.277230133'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(66936) 1999 WD5'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. 26d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Minor planet center body id → 66936
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 13.84"
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