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(71212) 1999 XX257

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(71212) 1999 XX257

Summary

(71212) 1999 XX257 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (71212) 1999 XX257 is credited with the discovery of Catalina Sky Survey[2].
  • (71212) 1999 XX257's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (71212) 1999 XX257's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Catalina Station[4].
  • (71212) 1999 XX257 followed (71211) 1999 XO257[5].
  • (71212) 1999 XX257 was followed by (71213) 1999 XA259[6].
  • (71212) 1999 XX257's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (71212) 1999 XX257's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (71212) 1999 XX257's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 XX257[9].
  • (71212) 1999 XX257's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 7, 1999[10].
  • (71212) 1999 XX257's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1525019695407931'}[11].
  • (71212) 1999 XX257's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.52'}[12].
  • (71212) 1999 XX257's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+12.90685883666417'}[13].
  • (71212) 1999 XX257's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1616.333835898683'}[14].
  • (71212) 1999 XX257's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+58.38128670126162'}[15].
  • (71212) 1999 XX257's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.695390903568597'}[16].
  • (71212) 1999 XX257's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.106443325045147'}[17].
  • (71212) 1999 XX257's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.284338482092048'}[18].
  • (71212) 1999 XX257's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+69.6699556017231'}[19].
  • (71212) 1999 XX257's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+205.441197116311'}[20].
  • (71212) 1999 XX257's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[21].
  • (71212) 1999 XX257's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461294.4406187134'}[22].

Body

Designation and Status

(71212) 1999 XX257'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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Site of astronomical discovery → Catalina Station
    Imported from → —
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 14.52"
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