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(69981) 1998 WE16

Summary

(69981) 1998 WE16 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (69981) 1998 WE16 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (69981) 1998 WE16's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (69981) 1998 WE16's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (69981) 1998 WE16 followed (69980) 1998 WP15[5].
  • (69981) 1998 WE16 was followed by (69982) 1998 WY16[6].
  • (69981) 1998 WE16's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt[7].
  • (69981) 1998 WE16's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (69981) 1998 WE16's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 EK120[9].
  • (69981) 1998 WE16's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 WE16[10].
  • (69981) 1998 WE16's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 21, 1998[11].
  • (69981) 1998 WE16's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.09531477328644639'}[12].
  • (69981) 1998 WE16's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.51'}[13].
  • (69981) 1998 WE16's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.613166762874848'}[14].
  • (69981) 1998 WE16's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2106.908951922195'}[15].
  • (69981) 1998 WE16's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+79.95623022246716'}[16].
  • (69981) 1998 WE16's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.216361791759456'}[17].
  • (69981) 1998 WE16's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.522928586748197'}[18].
  • (69981) 1998 WE16's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.909794996770715'}[19].
  • (69981) 1998 WE16's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+18.50494474307341'}[20].
  • (69981) 1998 WE16's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+139.2476173786133'}[21].
  • (69981) 1998 WE16's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[22].
  • (69981) 1998 WE16's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2459785.5498566977'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(69981) 1998 WE16'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. 19d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Site of astronomical discovery → Experimental Test Site
    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]]: 0.09531477328644639±0.0000000024605"
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