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(71998) 2000 WS179

Summary

(71998) 2000 WS179 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (71998) 2000 WS179 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (71998) 2000 WS179's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (71998) 2000 WS179's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (71998) 2000 WS179 followed (71997) 2000 WD178[5].
  • (71998) 2000 WS179 was followed by (71999) 2000 WC185[6].
  • (71998) 2000 WS179's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (71998) 2000 WS179's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (71998) 2000 WS179's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 WS179[9].
  • (71998) 2000 WS179's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 26, 2000[10].
  • (71998) 2000 WS179's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1415548513358697'}[11].
  • (71998) 2000 WS179's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.06'}[12].
  • (71998) 2000 WS179's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+11.64024860894618'}[13].
  • (71998) 2000 WS179's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1477.307958550456'}[14].
  • (71998) 2000 WS179's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+222.2975886635517'}[15].
  • (71998) 2000 WS179's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.538526727819317'}[16].
  • (71998) 2000 WS179's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.897867501387913'}[17].
  • (71998) 2000 WS179's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.179185954250722'}[18].
  • (71998) 2000 WS179's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+299.1551949796794'}[19].
  • (71998) 2000 WS179's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+296.5397352888656'}[20].
  • (71998) 2000 WS179's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[21].
  • (71998) 2000 WS179's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460860.9176503043'}[22].

Body

Designation and Status

(71998) 2000 WS179'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. 22d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Followed by → (71999) 2000 WC185
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Epoch → October 17, 2024
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 15.06"
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