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(66980) 1999 XK88

Summary

(66980) 1999 XK88 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (66980) 1999 XK88 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (66980) 1999 XK88's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (66980) 1999 XK88's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (66980) 1999 XK88 followed (66979) 1999 XR86[5].
  • (66980) 1999 XK88 was followed by (66981) 1999 XE89[6].
  • (66980) 1999 XK88's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (66980) 1999 XK88's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (66980) 1999 XK88's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 FB146[9].
  • (66980) 1999 XK88's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 XK88[10].
  • (66980) 1999 XK88's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 7, 1999[11].
  • (66980) 1999 XK88's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.06878868011545347'}[12].
  • (66980) 1999 XK88's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.59'}[13].
  • (66980) 1999 XK88's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+9.514548760632609'}[14].
  • (66980) 1999 XK88's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1983.3780827328'}[15].
  • (66980) 1999 XK88's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+260.0098409492579'}[16].
  • (66980) 1999 XK88's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.089380411925953'}[17].
  • (66980) 1999 XK88's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.301894812836875'}[18].
  • (66980) 1999 XK88's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.876866011015031'}[19].
  • (66980) 1999 XK88's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+154.1138372296222'}[20].
  • (66980) 1999 XK88's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+242.067703077025'}[21].
  • (66980) 1999 XK88's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[22].
  • (66980) 1999 XK88's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461250.2342582317'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(66980) 1999 XK88'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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research
    Minor planet center body id → 66980
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    Followed by → (66981) 1999 XE89
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 14.59"
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