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(69989) 1998 WK31

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(69989) 1998 WK31

Summary

(69989) 1998 WK31 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (69989) 1998 WK31 is credited with the discovery of Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search[2].
  • (69989) 1998 WK31's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (69989) 1998 WK31's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station[4].
  • (69989) 1998 WK31 followed (69988) 1998 WA31[5].
  • (69989) 1998 WK31 was followed by (69990) 1998 WU31[6].
  • (69989) 1998 WK31's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (69989) 1998 WK31's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (69989) 1998 WK31's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 WK31[9].
  • (69989) 1998 WK31's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 19, 1998[10].
  • (69989) 1998 WK31's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1652948736390341'}[11].
  • (69989) 1998 WK31's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.36'}[12].
  • (69989) 1998 WK31's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+9.893805667596318'}[13].
  • (69989) 1998 WK31's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1974.981561216941'}[14].
  • (69989) 1998 WK31's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+234.3319771147545'}[15].
  • (69989) 1998 WK31's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.080655100809847'}[16].
  • (69989) 1998 WK31's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.589871596423657'}[17].
  • (69989) 1998 WK31's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.571438605196038'}[18].
  • (69989) 1998 WK31's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+122.246676718844'}[19].
  • (69989) 1998 WK31's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+328.897865508975'}[20].
  • (69989) 1998 WK31's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+4.979'}[21].
  • (69989) 1998 WK31's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.196'}[22].
  • (69989) 1998 WK31's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[23].
  • (69989) 1998 WK31's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460771.128172595'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(69989) 1998 WK31'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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d 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 → Anderson Mesa Station
    Imported from → —
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 14.36"
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