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(68561) 2001 XM156

Summary

(68561) 2001 XM156 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (68561) 2001 XM156 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (68561) 2001 XM156's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (68561) 2001 XM156's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (68561) 2001 XM156 followed (68560) 2001 XB120[5].
  • (68561) 2001 XM156 was followed by (68562) 2001 XE195[6].
  • (68561) 2001 XM156's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (68561) 2001 XM156's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (68561) 2001 XM156's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 XM156[9].
  • (68561) 2001 XM156's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 TW29[10].
  • (68561) 2001 XM156's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 14, 2001[11].
  • (68561) 2001 XM156's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1493020538899721'}[12].
  • (68561) 2001 XM156's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.99'}[13].
  • (68561) 2001 XM156's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.66173350031488'}[14].
  • (68561) 2001 XM156's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1679.184164067253'}[15].
  • (68561) 2001 XM156's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+206.5692842378091'}[16].
  • (68561) 2001 XM156's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.764818342363756'}[17].
  • (68561) 2001 XM156's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.177611399511333'}[18].
  • (68561) 2001 XM156's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.352025285216179'}[19].
  • (68561) 2001 XM156's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+292.8643446076395'}[20].
  • (68561) 2001 XM156's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+311.3246582932378'}[21].
  • (68561) 2001 XM156's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[22].
  • (68561) 2001 XM156's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460827.5412860406'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(68561) 2001 XM156'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. 5w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Absolute magnitude → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.99'}
    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount':
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Epoch → October 17, 2024
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 15.99"
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