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(70979) 1999 XU24

Summary

(70979) 1999 XU24 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (70979) 1999 XU24 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (70979) 1999 XU24's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (70979) 1999 XU24's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (70979) 1999 XU24 followed (70978) 1999 XP24[5].
  • (70979) 1999 XU24 was followed by (70980) 1999 XA25[6].
  • (70979) 1999 XU24's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (70979) 1999 XU24's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (70979) 1999 XU24's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 DH22[9].
  • (70979) 1999 XU24's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 XU24[10].
  • (70979) 1999 XU24's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 6, 1999[11].
  • (70979) 1999 XU24's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.02397044816809497'}[12].
  • (70979) 1999 XU24's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.76'}[13].
  • (70979) 1999 XU24's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+10.26895035885795'}[14].
  • (70979) 1999 XU24's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1495.581978265405'}[15].
  • (70979) 1999 XU24's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+67.28705402258946'}[16].
  • (70979) 1999 XU24's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.559417868290451'}[17].
  • (70979) 1999 XU24's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.620768261642803'}[18].
  • (70979) 1999 XU24's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.498067474938099'}[19].
  • (70979) 1999 XU24's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+344.778846354875'}[20].
  • (70979) 1999 XU24's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+31.5237357637733'}[21].
  • (70979) 1999 XU24's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+6.208'}[22].
  • (70979) 1999 XU24's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.08'}[23].
  • (70979) 1999 XU24's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[24].
  • (70979) 1999 XU24's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460469.537969178'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(70979) 1999 XU24'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. 27d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Diameter → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount':
    Orbital eccentricity → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.02397044816809497'}
    Epoch → October 17, 2024
    Discoverer or inventor → Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 14.76"
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