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(70972) 1999 XM20

Summary

(70972) 1999 XM20 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (70972) 1999 XM20 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (70972) 1999 XM20's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (70972) 1999 XM20's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (70972) 1999 XM20 followed (70971) 1999 XL20[5].
  • (70972) 1999 XM20 was followed by (70973) 1999 XY20[6].
  • (70972) 1999 XM20's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (70972) 1999 XM20's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (70972) 1999 XM20's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 DC10[9].
  • (70972) 1999 XM20's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 XM20[10].
  • (70972) 1999 XM20's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 5, 1999[11].
  • (70972) 1999 XM20's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.06394314466759468'}[12].
  • (70972) 1999 XM20's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.01'}[13].
  • (70972) 1999 XM20's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.351807989312695'}[14].
  • (70972) 1999 XM20's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1359.902238928356'}[15].
  • (70972) 1999 XM20's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+64.48574664604949'}[16].
  • (70972) 1999 XM20's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.402183472528455'}[17].
  • (70972) 1999 XM20's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.555786637830447'}[18].
  • (70972) 1999 XM20's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.248580307226463'}[19].
  • (70972) 1999 XM20's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+172.2727516031525'}[20].
  • (70972) 1999 XM20's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+53.32347505348749'}[21].
  • (70972) 1999 XM20's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+2.507'}[22].
  • (70972) 1999 XM20's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.445'}[23].
  • (70972) 1999 XM20's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[24].
  • (70972) 1999 XM20's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460399.0702413535'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(70972) 1999 XM20'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.
  24. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d 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': '
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 15.01"
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