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(66943) 1999 WF17

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(66943) 1999 WF17

Summary

(66943) 1999 WF17 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (66943) 1999 WF17 is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch[2].
  • (66943) 1999 WF17's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (66943) 1999 WF17's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory[4].
  • (66943) 1999 WF17 followed (66942) 1999 WR12[5].
  • (66943) 1999 WF17 was followed by (66944) 1999 WQ20[6].
  • (66943) 1999 WF17's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (66943) 1999 WF17's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (66943) 1999 WF17's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 WF17[9].
  • (66943) 1999 WF17's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 30, 1999[10].
  • (66943) 1999 WF17's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2014501592635056'}[11].
  • (66943) 1999 WF17's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.33'}[12].
  • (66943) 1999 WF17's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.059034373131899'}[13].
  • (66943) 1999 WF17's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1555.784143312691'}[14].
  • (66943) 1999 WF17's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+46.37310250794152'}[15].
  • (66943) 1999 WF17's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.627648540348823'}[16].
  • (66943) 1999 WF17's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.156988757290612'}[17].
  • (66943) 1999 WF17's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.098308323407035'}[18].
  • (66943) 1999 WF17's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.509362797562969'}[19].
  • (66943) 1999 WF17's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+290.3789440752843'}[20].
  • (66943) 1999 WF17's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[21].
  • (66943) 1999 WF17's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460901.375930134'}[22].

Body

Designation and Status

(66943) 1999 WF17'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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Absolute magnitude → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.33'}
    Epoch → October 17, 2024
    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', '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]]: 15.33"
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