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(66962) 1999 XL42

Summary

(66962) 1999 XL42 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (66962) 1999 XL42 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (66962) 1999 XL42's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (66962) 1999 XL42's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (66962) 1999 XL42's follows is recorded as (66961) 1999 XU41[5].
  • (66962) 1999 XL42's followed by is recorded as (66963) 1999 XU43[6].
  • (66962) 1999 XL42's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (66962) 1999 XL42's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (66962) 1999 XL42's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 KH26[9].
  • (66962) 1999 XL42's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 XL42[10].
  • (66962) 1999 XL42's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-12-07T00:00:00Z[11].
  • (66962) 1999 XL42's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20066962[12].
  • (66962) 1999 XL42's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1563303701973781'}[13].
  • (66962) 1999 XL42's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.08'}[14].
  • (66962) 1999 XL42's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.748865471381257'}[15].
  • (66962) 1999 XL42's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1313.39762628754'}[16].
  • (66962) 1999 XL42's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+34.9442503903493'}[17].
  • (66962) 1999 XL42's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.347101477250424'}[18].
  • (66962) 1999 XL42's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.714024720079796'}[19].
  • (66962) 1999 XL42's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.980178234421052'}[20].
  • (66962) 1999 XL42's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+114.5717234686083'}[21].
  • (66962) 1999 XL42's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+255.0811610577207'}[22].
  • (66962) 1999 XL42's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 66962[23].
  • (66962) 1999 XL42's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[24].
  • (66962) 1999 XL42's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460983.27820561'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(66962) 1999 XL42'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 . 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] ↑ . 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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