(69975) 1998 WU5

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(69975) 1998 WU5

Summary

(69975) 1998 WU5 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (69975) 1998 WU5 is credited with the discovery of Luciano Lai[2].
  • (69975) 1998 WU5's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (69975) 1998 WU5's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Osservatorio Madonna di Dossobuono[4].
  • (69975) 1998 WU5 followed (69974) 1998 WH5[5].
  • (69975) 1998 WU5 was followed by (69976) 1998 WD6[6].
  • (69975) 1998 WU5's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (69975) 1998 WU5's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (69975) 1998 WU5's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 PG71[9].
  • (69975) 1998 WU5's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 WU5[10].
  • (69975) 1998 WU5's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 17, 1998[11].
  • (69975) 1998 WU5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1948843058481213'}[12].
  • (69975) 1998 WU5's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.77'}[13].
  • (69975) 1998 WU5's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+12.74539449459262'}[14].
  • (69975) 1998 WU5's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1699.913837653122'}[15].
  • (69975) 1998 WU5's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+242.7430063018937'}[16].
  • (69975) 1998 WU5's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.7875263936689'}[17].
  • (69975) 1998 WU5's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.330771539932381'}[18].
  • (69975) 1998 WU5's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.244281247405419'}[19].
  • (69975) 1998 WU5's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+149.4118157950275'}[20].
  • (69975) 1998 WU5's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+212.2650254670274'}[21].
  • (69975) 1998 WU5's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[22].
  • (69975) 1998 WU5's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461298.102020872'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(69975) 1998 WU5'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 · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent astronomical body Sun
    Site of astronomical discovery Osservatorio Madonna di Dossobuono
    Imported from
    Periapsis {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1096]]: 0.1948843058481213±0.00000000154"
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