(70950) 1999 WU18

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(70950) 1999 WU18

Summary

(70950) 1999 WU18 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (70950) 1999 WU18 is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch[2].
  • (70950) 1999 WU18's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (70950) 1999 WU18's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory[4].
  • (70950) 1999 WU18 followed (70949) 1999 WX17[5].
  • (70950) 1999 WU18 was followed by (70951) 1999 WV22[6].
  • (70950) 1999 WU18's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (70950) 1999 WU18's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (70950) 1999 WU18's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 WU18[9].
  • (70950) 1999 WU18's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 FG40[10].
  • (70950) 1999 WU18's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 30, 1999[11].
  • (70950) 1999 WU18's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1363058370561369'}[12].
  • (70950) 1999 WU18's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.38'}[13].
  • (70950) 1999 WU18's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.221948054433784'}[14].
  • (70950) 1999 WU18's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1576.740160921349'}[15].
  • (70950) 1999 WU18's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+60.0802910544051'}[16].
  • (70950) 1999 WU18's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.651191722693124'}[17].
  • (70950) 1999 WU18's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.012564629651112'}[18].
  • (70950) 1999 WU18's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.289818815735136'}[19].
  • (70950) 1999 WU18's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+216.1362864088156'}[20].
  • (70950) 1999 WU18's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+38.02514244396663'}[21].
  • (70950) 1999 WU18's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[22].
  • (70950) 1999 WU18's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460433.956196622'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(70950) 1999 WU18'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. 23d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Time of periapsis {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount':
    Epoch October 17, 2024
    Orbital inclination {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Periapsis {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 16.38"
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