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(66938) 1999 WM8

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(66938) 1999 WM8

Summary

(66938) 1999 WM8 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (66938) 1999 WM8 is credited with the discovery of Sauro Donati[2].
  • (66938) 1999 WM8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (66938) 1999 WM8's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Monte Agliale observatory[4].
  • (66938) 1999 WM8 followed (66937) 1999 WB6[5].
  • (66938) 1999 WM8 was followed by 66939 Franscini[6].
  • (66938) 1999 WM8's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (66938) 1999 WM8's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (66938) 1999 WM8's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 WM8[9].
  • (66938) 1999 WM8's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 29, 1999[10].
  • (66938) 1999 WM8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.282062046744035'}[11].
  • (66938) 1999 WM8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.47'}[12].
  • (66938) 1999 WM8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.247391497068512'}[13].
  • (66938) 1999 WM8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1475.666972182225'}[14].
  • (66938) 1999 WM8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+335.8246035038202'}[15].
  • (66938) 1999 WM8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.536646524342072'}[16].
  • (66938) 1999 WM8's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.25213823486414'}[17].
  • (66938) 1999 WM8's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.821154813820005'}[18].
  • (66938) 1999 WM8's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+12.37016614577231'}[19].
  • (66938) 1999 WM8's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+95.06076344388454'}[20].
  • (66938) 1999 WM8's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+2.916'}[21].
  • (66938) 1999 WM8's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.12'}[22].
  • (66938) 1999 WM8's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[23].
  • (66938) 1999 WM8's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460210.8388084318'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(66938) 1999 WM8'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.

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. 25d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Epoch → October 17, 2024
    Follows → (66937) 1999 WB6
    Albedo → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.12'}
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2233]]: 2.535639413404098±0.00000000022221 astronomical unit, from JPL"
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