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(66988) 1999 XN97

Summary

(66988) 1999 XN97 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (66988) 1999 XN97 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (66988) 1999 XN97's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (66988) 1999 XN97's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (66988) 1999 XN97 followed (66987) 1999 XU95[5].
  • (66988) 1999 XN97 was followed by (66989) 1999 XZ102[6].
  • (66988) 1999 XN97's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (66988) 1999 XN97's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (66988) 1999 XN97's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 XN97[9].
  • (66988) 1999 XN97's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 7, 1999[10].
  • (66988) 1999 XN97's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.08027325806622577'}[11].
  • (66988) 1999 XN97's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.6'}[12].
  • (66988) 1999 XN97's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.302572329060249'}[13].
  • (66988) 1999 XN97's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1594.356177257906'}[14].
  • (66988) 1999 XN97's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+55.45797786371671'}[15].
  • (66988) 1999 XN97's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.670901966970054'}[16].
  • (66988) 1999 XN97's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.885303969834232'}[17].
  • (66988) 1999 XN97's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.456499964105877'}[18].
  • (66988) 1999 XN97's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+283.8297690912626'}[19].
  • (66988) 1999 XN97's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+340.4383086217117'}[20].
  • (66988) 1999 XN97's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+3.151'}[21].
  • (66988) 1999 XN97's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.235'}[22].
  • (66988) 1999 XN97's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[23].
  • (66988) 1999 XN97's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460687.1341763516'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(66988) 1999 XN97'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.
  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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  1. 4w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jpl small-body database spk-id → 20066988
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Orbital eccentricity → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.08027325806622577'}
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 14.6"
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