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(69997) 1998 WX40

Summary

(69997) 1998 WX40 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (69997) 1998 WX40 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (69997) 1998 WX40's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (69997) 1998 WX40's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (69997) 1998 WX40 followed (69996) 1998 WV40[5].
  • (69997) 1998 WX40 was followed by (69998) 1998 XD[6].
  • (69997) 1998 WX40's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (69997) 1998 WX40's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (69997) 1998 WX40's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 WX40[9].
  • (69997) 1998 WX40's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 18, 1998[10].
  • (69997) 1998 WX40's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1364495253304591'}[11].
  • (69997) 1998 WX40's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.54'}[12].
  • (69997) 1998 WX40's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+16.18799314628324'}[13].
  • (69997) 1998 WX40's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1868.032299370246'}[14].
  • (69997) 1998 WX40's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+41.45628217384436'}[15].
  • (69997) 1998 WX40's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.968410571102428'}[16].
  • (69997) 1998 WX40's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.373448784515272'}[17].
  • (69997) 1998 WX40's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.563372357689584'}[18].
  • (69997) 1998 WX40's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+8.979594146641173'}[19].
  • (69997) 1998 WX40's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+25.72021564950977'}[20].
  • (69997) 1998 WX40's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+8.509'}[21].
  • (69997) 1998 WX40's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.056'}[22].
  • (69997) 1998 WX40's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[23].
  • (69997) 1998 WX40's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460467.0383511665'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(69997) 1998 WX40'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)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1096]]: 0.1360658686705237±0.00000000061741, from JPL"
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