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(69244) 1979 MP8

Summary

(69244) 1979 MP8 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (69244) 1979 MP8 is credited with the discovery of Eleanor F. Helin[2].
  • (69244) 1979 MP8 is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus[3].
  • (69244) 1979 MP8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (69244) 1979 MP8's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory[5].
  • (69244) 1979 MP8 followed (69243) 1979 MU7[6].
  • (69244) 1979 MP8 was followed by 69245 Persiceto[7].
  • (69244) 1979 MP8's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (69244) 1979 MP8's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (69244) 1979 MP8's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 SJ1[10].
  • (69244) 1979 MP8's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 OM4[11].
  • (69244) 1979 MP8's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 MP8[12].
  • (69244) 1979 MP8's time of discovery or invention is recorded as June 25, 1979[13].
  • (69244) 1979 MP8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1395133290418892'}[14].
  • (69244) 1979 MP8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.48'}[15].
  • (69244) 1979 MP8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.877879653577795'}[16].
  • (69244) 1979 MP8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1405.686258302844'}[17].
  • (69244) 1979 MP8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+279.0066137973062'}[18].
  • (69244) 1979 MP8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.455801808997784'}[19].
  • (69244) 1979 MP8's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.798418894838159'}[20].
  • (69244) 1979 MP8's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.113184723157409'}[21].
  • (69244) 1979 MP8's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+316.3560289810735'}[22].
  • (69244) 1979 MP8's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+316.7728911568518'}[23].
  • (69244) 1979 MP8's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+2.182'}[24].
  • (69244) 1979 MP8's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.338'}[25].
  • (69244) 1979 MP8's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(69244) 1979 MP8'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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  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': '+0.1395133290418892'}
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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