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(71017) 1999 XW55

Summary

(71017) 1999 XW55 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (71017) 1999 XW55 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (71017) 1999 XW55's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (71017) 1999 XW55's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (71017) 1999 XW55 followed (71016) 1999 XR55[5].
  • (71017) 1999 XW55 was followed by (71018) 1999 XC57[6].
  • (71017) 1999 XW55's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (71017) 1999 XW55's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (71017) 1999 XW55's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 XW55[9].
  • (71017) 1999 XW55's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 ME5[10].
  • (71017) 1999 XW55's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 7, 1999[11].
  • (71017) 1999 XW55's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.08375639632437938'}[12].
  • (71017) 1999 XW55's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.85'}[13].
  • (71017) 1999 XW55's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+0.448058329829102'}[14].
  • (71017) 1999 XW55's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1683.153870565855'}[15].
  • (71017) 1999 XW55's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+334.8356606740776'}[16].
  • (71017) 1999 XW55's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.769174107357302'}[17].
  • (71017) 1999 XW55's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.00111015138433'}[18].
  • (71017) 1999 XW55's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.537238063330274'}[19].
  • (71017) 1999 XW55's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+49.11087618089081'}[20].
  • (71017) 1999 XW55's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+181.3826859510484'}[21].
  • (71017) 1999 XW55's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[22].
  • (71017) 1999 XW55's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461435.6122874767'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(71017) 1999 XW55'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 · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Site of astronomical discovery → Experimental Test Site
    Imported from → —
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1096]]: 0.08375639632437938±0.000000032784"
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