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(69479) 1996 XH16

Summary

(69479) 1996 XH16 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (69479) 1996 XH16 is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch[2].
  • (69479) 1996 XH16's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (69479) 1996 XH16's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory[4].
  • (69479) 1996 XH16 followed (69478) 1996 XO15[5].
  • (69479) 1996 XH16 was followed by (69480) 1996 XL19[6].
  • (69479) 1996 XH16's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (69479) 1996 XH16's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (69479) 1996 XH16's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 BB30[9].
  • (69479) 1996 XH16's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 XH16[10].
  • (69479) 1996 XH16's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 4, 1996[11].
  • (69479) 1996 XH16's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1462095844339731'}[12].
  • (69479) 1996 XH16's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+17.04'}[13].
  • (69479) 1996 XH16's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+0.5492048069203194'}[14].
  • (69479) 1996 XH16's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1348.345433402539'}[15].
  • (69479) 1996 XH16's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+292.0538897341825'}[16].
  • (69479) 1996 XH16's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.388554533361939'}[17].
  • (69479) 1996 XH16's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.737784099082671'}[18].
  • (69479) 1996 XH16's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.039324967641207'}[19].
  • (69479) 1996 XH16's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+159.7381319449565'}[20].
  • (69479) 1996 XH16's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+178.7675101228251'}[21].
  • (69479) 1996 XH16's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[22].
  • (69479) 1996 XH16's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2459930.943455792'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(69479) 1996 XH16'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. 17d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+
    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': '+0.1462095844339731'}
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 17.04"
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