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(69973) 1998 WO4

Summary

(69973) 1998 WO4 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (69973) 1998 WO4 is credited with the discovery of Catalina Sky Survey[2].
  • (69973) 1998 WO4's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (69973) 1998 WO4's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Catalina Station[4].
  • (69973) 1998 WO4 followed (69972) 1998 WJ2[5].
  • (69973) 1998 WO4 was followed by (69974) 1998 WH5[6].
  • (69973) 1998 WO4's minor planet group is recorded as inner asteroid belt[7].
  • (69973) 1998 WO4's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (69973) 1998 WO4's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 WO4[9].
  • (69973) 1998 WO4's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 UM4[10].
  • (69973) 1998 WO4's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 QX4[11].
  • (69973) 1998 WO4's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 17, 1998[12].
  • (69973) 1998 WO4's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.01421874768751083'}[13].
  • (69973) 1998 WO4's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.61'}[14].
  • (69973) 1998 WO4's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+22.94838035132357'}[15].
  • (69973) 1998 WO4's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+974.2047565172819'}[16].
  • (69973) 1998 WO4's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+190.2236717911827'}[17].
  • (69973) 1998 WO4's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.923244706925122'}[18].
  • (69973) 1998 WO4's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.950590838154231'}[19].
  • (69973) 1998 WO4's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.895898575696013'}[20].
  • (69973) 1998 WO4's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+354.5592908935104'}[21].
  • (69973) 1998 WO4's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+141.5127112797756'}[22].
  • (69973) 1998 WO4's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+1.349'}[23].
  • (69973) 1998 WO4's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.465'}[24].
  • (69973) 1998 WO4's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[25].
  • (69973) 1998 WO4's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460217.5490098987'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(69973) 1998 WO4'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.
  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. 16d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Diameter → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount':
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Site of astronomical discovery → Catalina Station
    Imported from → —
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 15.61"
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