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(66976) 1999 XN78

Summary

(66976) 1999 XN78 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (66976) 1999 XN78 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (66976) 1999 XN78's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (66976) 1999 XN78's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (66976) 1999 XN78's follows is recorded as (66975) 1999 XR75[5].
  • (66976) 1999 XN78's followed by is recorded as (66977) 1999 XX82[6].
  • (66976) 1999 XN78's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (66976) 1999 XN78's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (66976) 1999 XN78's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 XN78[9].
  • (66976) 1999 XN78's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-12-07T00:00:00Z[10].
  • (66976) 1999 XN78's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20066976[11].
  • (66976) 1999 XN78's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.09200288438671445'}[12].
  • (66976) 1999 XN78's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.46'}[13].
  • (66976) 1999 XN78's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+0.8177459344526198'}[14].
  • (66976) 1999 XN78's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1799.520462535175'}[15].
  • (66976) 1999 XN78's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+241.5144703172805'}[16].
  • (66976) 1999 XN78's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.89538003249941'}[17].
  • (66976) 1999 XN78's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.161763346885055'}[18].
  • (66976) 1999 XN78's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.628996718113765'}[19].
  • (66976) 1999 XN78's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+178.4422252617002'}[20].
  • (66976) 1999 XN78's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+27.70175397317831'}[21].
  • (66976) 1999 XN78's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 66976[22].
  • (66976) 1999 XN78's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[23].
  • (66976) 1999 XN78's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460462.028130214'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(66976) 1999 XN78'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 . 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] ↑ . 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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