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(71048) 1999 XA87

Summary

(71048) 1999 XA87 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (71048) 1999 XA87 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (71048) 1999 XA87's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (71048) 1999 XA87's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (71048) 1999 XA87 followed (71047) 1999 XC86[5].
  • (71048) 1999 XA87 was followed by (71049) 1999 XG88[6].
  • (71048) 1999 XA87's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (71048) 1999 XA87's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (71048) 1999 XA87's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 XA87[9].
  • (71048) 1999 XA87's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 7, 1999[10].
  • (71048) 1999 XA87's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2090306883994762'}[11].
  • (71048) 1999 XA87's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.26'}[12].
  • (71048) 1999 XA87's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+12.02919591505363'}[13].
  • (71048) 1999 XA87's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1614.654820138638'}[14].
  • (71048) 1999 XA87's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+277.7638079542627'}[15].
  • (71048) 1999 XA87's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.69352396759039'}[16].
  • (71048) 1999 XA87's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.256553136756298'}[17].
  • (71048) 1999 XA87's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.130494798424483'}[18].
  • (71048) 1999 XA87's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+113.9527249336779'}[19].
  • (71048) 1999 XA87's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+275.2227431469054'}[20].
  • (71048) 1999 XA87's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+5.509'}[21].
  • (71048) 1999 XA87's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.133'}[22].
  • (71048) 1999 XA87's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[23].
  • (71048) 1999 XA87's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460980.738906711'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(71048) 1999 XA87'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. 28d 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 → —
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 14.26"
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