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(69240) 1979 MZ1

Summary

(69240) 1979 MZ1 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (69240) 1979 MZ1 is credited with the discovery of Eleanor F. Helin[2].
  • (69240) 1979 MZ1 is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus[3].
  • (69240) 1979 MZ1's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (69240) 1979 MZ1's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory[5].
  • (69240) 1979 MZ1 followed (69239) 1978 XT[6].
  • (69240) 1979 MZ1 was followed by (69241) 1979 MX3[7].
  • (69240) 1979 MZ1's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (69240) 1979 MZ1's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (69240) 1979 MZ1's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 RR34[10].
  • (69240) 1979 MZ1's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 MZ1[11].
  • (69240) 1979 MZ1's time of discovery or invention is recorded as June 25, 1979[12].
  • (69240) 1979 MZ1's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.07755267816079278'}[13].
  • (69240) 1979 MZ1's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.28'}[14].
  • (69240) 1979 MZ1's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.76754764016396'}[15].
  • (69240) 1979 MZ1's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1694.655060401984'}[16].
  • (69240) 1979 MZ1's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+136.4980109097835'}[17].
  • (69240) 1979 MZ1's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.781774514355038'}[18].
  • (69240) 1979 MZ1's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.997508577982709'}[19].
  • (69240) 1979 MZ1's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.566040450727366'}[20].
  • (69240) 1979 MZ1's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+209.455202272299'}[21].
  • (69240) 1979 MZ1's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+227.5232330731299'}[22].
  • (69240) 1979 MZ1's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+5.65'}[23].
  • (69240) 1979 MZ1's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.046'}[24].
  • (69240) 1979 MZ1's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[25].
  • (69240) 1979 MZ1's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461224.1178429397'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(69240) 1979 MZ1's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . 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. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . 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.
  24. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount':
    Orbital eccentricity → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.07755267816079278'}
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