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(119069) 2001 KN77

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(119069) 2001 KN77

Summary

(119069) 2001 KN77 is an asteroid[1]. (119069) 2001 KN77 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • (119069) 2001 KN77 is credited with the discovery of Marc Buie[3].
  • (119069) 2001 KN77's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (119069) 2001 KN77's instance of is recorded as trans-Neptunian object[5].
  • (119069) 2001 KN77's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory[6].
  • (119069) 2001 KN77 followed (119068) 2001 KC77[7].
  • (119069) 2001 KN77 was followed by (119070) 2001 KP77[8].
  • (119069) 2001 KN77's minor planet group is recorded as trans-Neptunian object[9].
  • (119069) 2001 KN77's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (119069) 2001 KN77's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 KN77[11].
  • (119069) 2001 KN77's time of discovery or invention is recorded as May 23, 2001[12].
  • (119069) 2001 KN77's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.241'}[13].
  • (119069) 2001 KN77's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2382909539329806'}[14].
  • (119069) 2001 KN77's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.1'}[15].
  • (119069) 2001 KN77's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.42'}[16].
  • (119069) 2001 KN77's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.4'}[17].
  • (119069) 2001 KN77's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.361804239138973'}[18].
  • (119069) 2001 KN77's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+88820.94061793778'}[19].
  • (119069) 2001 KN77's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+45.4'}[20].
  • (119069) 2001 KN77's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+45.39486027160375'}[21].
  • (119069) 2001 KN77's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+38.95931336837647'}[22].
  • (119069) 2001 KN77's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+48.24296531550082'}[23].
  • (119069) 2001 KN77's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+29.67566142125212'}[24].
  • (119069) 2001 KN77's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+281'}[25].
  • (119069) 2001 KN77's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+281.1141791785869'}[26].
  • (119069) 2001 KN77's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+310.4'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include asteroid[4] and trans-Neptunian object[5].

Why It Matters

(119069) 2001 KN77 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).[2] (119069) 2001 KN77 has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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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. 14w ago · Peter James · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+88820.94061793778'}
    Absolute magnitude → {'amount': '+7.1'}, {'amount': '+7.42'}
    Followed by → (119070) 2001 KP77
    Orbital eccentricity → {'amount': '+0.241'}, {'amount': '+0.2382909539329806'}
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbmergeitems-from:0||Q139782712 */ #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778887664546"
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