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(68240) 2001 DW55

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(68240) 2001 DW55

Summary

(68240) 2001 DW55 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (68240) 2001 DW55 is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch[2].
  • (68240) 2001 DW55's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (68240) 2001 DW55's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory[4].
  • (68240) 2001 DW55 followed (68239) 2001 DB47[5].
  • (68240) 2001 DW55 was followed by (68241) 2001 DT59[6].
  • (68240) 2001 DW55's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (68240) 2001 DW55's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (68240) 2001 DW55's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 DW55[9].
  • (68240) 2001 DW55's time of discovery or invention is recorded as February 16, 2001[10].
  • (68240) 2001 DW55's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1657846122749692'}[11].
  • (68240) 2001 DW55's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.35'}[12].
  • (68240) 2001 DW55's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.935239677896785'}[13].
  • (68240) 2001 DW55's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1931.701058239516'}[14].
  • (68240) 2001 DW55's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+149.4392525197566'}[15].
  • (68240) 2001 DW55's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.035481990663722'}[16].
  • (68240) 2001 DW55's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.538718195553559'}[17].
  • (68240) 2001 DW55's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.532245785773886'}[18].
  • (68240) 2001 DW55's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+179.7840805343434'}[19].
  • (68240) 2001 DW55's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+356.0821850431827'}[20].
  • (68240) 2001 DW55's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+5.611'}[21].
  • (68240) 2001 DW55's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.047'}[22].
  • (68240) 2001 DW55's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[23].
  • (68240) 2001 DW55's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460621.522353606'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(68240) 2001 DW55'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. 18d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount':
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+
    Orbital eccentricity → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1657846122749692'}
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 15.35"
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