Home › Entities › asteroid › (71996) 2000 WB178

(71996) 2000 WB178

asteroid
Place asteroid Q15184215
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

(71996) 2000 WB178

Summary

(71996) 2000 WB178 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (71996) 2000 WB178 is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch[2].
  • (71996) 2000 WB178's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (71996) 2000 WB178's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory[4].
  • (71996) 2000 WB178 followed (71995) 2000 WW177[5].
  • (71996) 2000 WB178 was followed by (71997) 2000 WD178[6].
  • (71996) 2000 WB178's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (71996) 2000 WB178's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (71996) 2000 WB178's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 WB178[9].
  • (71996) 2000 WB178's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 BR30[10].
  • (71996) 2000 WB178's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 28, 2000[11].
  • (71996) 2000 WB178's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.09499619645683881'}[12].
  • (71996) 2000 WB178's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.41'}[13].
  • (71996) 2000 WB178's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.122751503856602'}[14].
  • (71996) 2000 WB178's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1263.722078884469'}[15].
  • (71996) 2000 WB178's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+244.3520614441929'}[16].
  • (71996) 2000 WB178's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.28754035480869'}[17].
  • (71996) 2000 WB178's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.504847987757044'}[18].
  • (71996) 2000 WB178's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.070232721860337'}[19].
  • (71996) 2000 WB178's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+20.43677615922897'}[20].
  • (71996) 2000 WB178's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+120.5535206508234'}[21].
  • (71996) 2000 WB178's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+1.897'}[22].
  • (71996) 2000 WB178's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.491'}[23].
  • (71996) 2000 WB178's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[24].
  • (71996) 2000 WB178's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460177.3162618508'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(71996) 2000 WB178's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). (71996) 2000 WB178. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/-71996-2000-wb178
MLA “(71996) 2000 WB178.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/-71996-2000-wb178.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_-71996-2000-wb178_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{(71996) 2000 WB178}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/-71996-2000-wb178}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): (71996) 2000 WB178 — https://4ort.xyz/entity/-71996-2000-wb178 (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/-71996-2000-wb178 · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 23d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Followed by → (71997) 2000 WD178
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Albedo → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.491'}
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 15.41"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.