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(74640) 1999 RW59

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(74640) 1999 RW59

Summary

(74640) 1999 RW59 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (74640) 1999 RW59 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (74640) 1999 RW59's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (74640) 1999 RW59's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (74640) 1999 RW59 followed Q15197703[5].
  • (74640) 1999 RW59 was followed by (74641) 1999 RX60[6].
  • (74640) 1999 RW59's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (74640) 1999 RW59's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (74640) 1999 RW59's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 AT11[9].
  • (74640) 1999 RW59's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 RW59[10].
  • (74640) 1999 RW59's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 7, 1999[11].
  • (74640) 1999 RW59's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1499207277124142'}[12].
  • (74640) 1999 RW59's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.77'}[13].
  • (74640) 1999 RW59's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.836591603610535'}[14].
  • (74640) 1999 RW59's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1247.99513202788'}[15].
  • (74640) 1999 RW59's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+113.3411339754768'}[16].
  • (74640) 1999 RW59's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.26852190032138'}[17].
  • (74640) 1999 RW59's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.60862035444911'}[18].
  • (74640) 1999 RW59's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.92842344619365'}[19].
  • (74640) 1999 RW59's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+195.1151197820628'}[20].
  • (74640) 1999 RW59's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+141.6291363764121'}[21].
  • (74640) 1999 RW59's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[22].
  • (74640) 1999 RW59's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460109.520909025'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(74640) 1999 RW59'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. 14d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Time of discovery or invention → +1999-09-07T00:00:00Z
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 15.77"
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