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(69996) 1998 WV40

Summary

(69996) 1998 WV40 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (69996) 1998 WV40 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (69996) 1998 WV40's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (69996) 1998 WV40's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (69996) 1998 WV40 followed (69995) 1998 WE38[5].
  • (69996) 1998 WV40 was followed by (69997) 1998 WX40[6].
  • (69996) 1998 WV40's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (69996) 1998 WV40's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (69996) 1998 WV40's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 WV40[9].
  • (69996) 1998 WV40's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 18, 1998[10].
  • (69996) 1998 WV40's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.09391234327136447'}[11].
  • (69996) 1998 WV40's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.24'}[12].
  • (69996) 1998 WV40's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+9.247935121953496'}[13].
  • (69996) 1998 WV40's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1931.527832292412'}[14].
  • (69996) 1998 WV40's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+220.1925689099068'}[15].
  • (69996) 1998 WV40's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.035300516033808'}[16].
  • (69996) 1998 WV40's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.320352700027324'}[17].
  • (69996) 1998 WV40's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.750248332040291'}[18].
  • (69996) 1998 WV40's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+100.1215867298229'}[19].
  • (69996) 1998 WV40's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+44.17419324436285'}[20].
  • (69996) 1998 WV40's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+5.721'}[21].
  • (69996) 1998 WV40's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.149'}[22].
  • (69996) 1998 WV40's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[23].
  • (69996) 1998 WV40's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460363.489767443'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(69996) 1998 WV40'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 ↗
    Diameter → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount':
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Site of astronomical discovery → Experimental Test Site
    Imported from → —
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 14.24"
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