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(69995) 1998 WE38

Summary

(69995) 1998 WE38 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (69995) 1998 WE38 is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch[2].
  • (69995) 1998 WE38's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (69995) 1998 WE38's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory[4].
  • (69995) 1998 WE38 followed (69994) 1998 WT37[5].
  • (69995) 1998 WE38 was followed by (69996) 1998 WV40[6].
  • (69995) 1998 WE38's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (69995) 1998 WE38's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (69995) 1998 WE38's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 KF11[9].
  • (69995) 1998 WE38's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 WE38[10].
  • (69995) 1998 WE38's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 VU47[11].
  • (69995) 1998 WE38's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 21, 1998[12].
  • (69995) 1998 WE38's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2327311352785642'}[13].
  • (69995) 1998 WE38's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.41'}[14].
  • (69995) 1998 WE38's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.070890584019275'}[15].
  • (69995) 1998 WE38's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2036.138797344211'}[16].
  • (69995) 1998 WE38's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+53.28140531634064'}[17].
  • (69995) 1998 WE38's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.143928313502584'}[18].
  • (69995) 1998 WE38's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.875618319138462'}[19].
  • (69995) 1998 WE38's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.412238307866706'}[20].
  • (69995) 1998 WE38's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+241.4823726601571'}[21].
  • (69995) 1998 WE38's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+327.0797208713865'}[22].
  • (69995) 1998 WE38's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[23].
  • (69995) 1998 WE38's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460786.6951598697'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(69995) 1998 WE38'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. 21d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Site of astronomical discovery → Kitt Peak National Observatory
    Imported from → —
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 15.41"
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