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(76860) 2000 WK178

Summary

(76860) 2000 WK178 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (76860) 2000 WK178 is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch[2].
  • (76860) 2000 WK178's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (76860) 2000 WK178's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory[4].
  • (76860) 2000 WK178 followed (76859) 2000 WV145[5].
  • (76860) 2000 WK178 was followed by (76861) 2000 WX185[6].
  • (76860) 2000 WK178's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (76860) 2000 WK178's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (76860) 2000 WK178's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 WK178[9].
  • (76860) 2000 WK178's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 28, 2000[10].
  • (76860) 2000 WK178's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.08164985795474806'}[11].
  • (76860) 2000 WK178's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.69'}[12].
  • (76860) 2000 WK178's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.17633107477899'}[13].
  • (76860) 2000 WK178's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1209.993139638812'}[14].
  • (76860) 2000 WK178's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+91.66628910303767'}[15].
  • (76860) 2000 WK178's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.222233314820208'}[16].
  • (76860) 2000 WK178's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.403678349317587'}[17].
  • (76860) 2000 WK178's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.040788280322829'}[18].
  • (76860) 2000 WK178's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+104.4224670356397'}[19].
  • (76860) 2000 WK178's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+335.661393071052'}[20].
  • (76860) 2000 WK178's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[21].
  • (76860) 2000 WK178's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460682.304298368'}[22].

Body

Designation and Status

(76860) 2000 WK178'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. 6d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jpl small-body database spk-id → 20076860
    Followed by → (76861) 2000 WX185
    Time of discovery or invention → +2000-11-28T00:00:00Z
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 15.69"
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