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(71172) 1999 XK206

Summary

(71172) 1999 XK206 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (71172) 1999 XK206 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (71172) 1999 XK206's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (71172) 1999 XK206's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (71172) 1999 XK206 followed (71171) 1999 XG206[5].
  • (71172) 1999 XK206 was followed by (71173) 1999 XA209[6].
  • (71172) 1999 XK206's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (71172) 1999 XK206's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (71172) 1999 XK206's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 XK206[9].
  • (71172) 1999 XK206's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 UF39[10].
  • (71172) 1999 XK206's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 SL145[11].
  • (71172) 1999 XK206's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 12, 1999[12].
  • (71172) 1999 XK206's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.04265344828559849'}[13].
  • (71172) 1999 XK206's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.24'}[14].
  • (71172) 1999 XK206's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+11.16988465243422'}[15].
  • (71172) 1999 XK206's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1994.277654393482'}[16].
  • (71172) 1999 XK206's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+34.39787242027163'}[17].
  • (71172) 1999 XK206's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.100688444824996'}[18].
  • (71172) 1999 XK206's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.232943499056092'}[19].
  • (71172) 1999 XK206's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.9684333905939'}[20].
  • (71172) 1999 XK206's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+38.7097009779411'}[21].
  • (71172) 1999 XK206's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+230.9796238941919'}[22].
  • (71172) 1999 XK206's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+8.579'}[23].
  • (71172) 1999 XK206's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.066'}[24].
  • (71172) 1999 XK206's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[25].
  • (71172) 1999 XK206's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461315.2290361924'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(71172) 1999 XK206'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.
  25. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w 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 → —
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 14.24"
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