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(71220) 1999 YY8

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(71220) 1999 YY8

Summary

(71220) 1999 YY8 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (71220) 1999 YY8 is credited with the discovery of Paul G. Comba[2].
  • (71220) 1999 YY8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (71220) 1999 YY8's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Prescott Observatory[4].
  • (71220) 1999 YY8 followed (71219) 1999 YK6[5].
  • (71220) 1999 YY8 was followed by (71221) 1999 YL9[6].
  • (71220) 1999 YY8's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (71220) 1999 YY8's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (71220) 1999 YY8's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 RD96[9].
  • (71220) 1999 YY8's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 YY8[10].
  • (71220) 1999 YY8's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 31, 1999[11].
  • (71220) 1999 YY8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1359675145741788'}[12].
  • (71220) 1999 YY8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.87'}[13].
  • (71220) 1999 YY8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.340896007765069'}[14].
  • (71220) 1999 YY8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1464.361206376597'}[15].
  • (71220) 1999 YY8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+342.3886743144503'}[16].
  • (71220) 1999 YY8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.523673643830384'}[17].
  • (71220) 1999 YY8's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.866811276778362'}[18].
  • (71220) 1999 YY8's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.180536010882405'}[19].
  • (71220) 1999 YY8's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+283.3061676929838'}[20].
  • (71220) 1999 YY8's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+269.3221664152246'}[21].
  • (71220) 1999 YY8's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[22].
  • (71220) 1999 YY8's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460969.347504944'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(71220) 1999 YY8'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. 4w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Site of astronomical discovery → Prescott Observatory
    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]]: 15.87"
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