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(69241) 1979 MX3

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(69241) 1979 MX3

Summary

(69241) 1979 MX3 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (69241) 1979 MX3 is credited with the discovery of Eleanor F. Helin[2].
  • (69241) 1979 MX3 is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus[3].
  • (69241) 1979 MX3's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (69241) 1979 MX3's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory[5].
  • (69241) 1979 MX3 followed (69240) 1979 MZ1[6].
  • (69241) 1979 MX3 was followed by (69242) 1979 MA7[7].
  • (69241) 1979 MX3's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (69241) 1979 MX3's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (69241) 1979 MX3's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 YW22[10].
  • (69241) 1979 MX3's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 MX3[11].
  • (69241) 1979 MX3's time of discovery or invention is recorded as June 25, 1979[12].
  • (69241) 1979 MX3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2196821367572373'}[13].
  • (69241) 1979 MX3's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.81'}[14].
  • (69241) 1979 MX3's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.062506232464516'}[15].
  • (69241) 1979 MX3's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1231.016578934033'}[16].
  • (69241) 1979 MX3's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+5.569'}[17].
  • (69241) 1979 MX3's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+249.6544474348095'}[18].
  • (69241) 1979 MX3's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.247899979506602'}[19].
  • (69241) 1979 MX3's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.741723450221162'}[20].
  • (69241) 1979 MX3's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.754076508792042'}[21].
  • (69241) 1979 MX3's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+92.87925369384615'}[22].
  • (69241) 1979 MX3's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+122.03035143915'}[23].
  • (69241) 1979 MX3's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[24].
  • (69241) 1979 MX3's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460183.2183729033'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(69241) 1979 MX3'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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount':
    Orbital eccentricity → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2196821367572373'}
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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