(119979) 2002 WC19

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Summary

(119979) 2002 WC19 is a resonant trans-Neptunian object[1]. (119979) 2002 WC19 draws 90 Wikipedia views per month (resonant_trans_neptunian_object category, ranking #5 of 11).[2]

Key Facts

  • (119979) 2002 WC19 is credited with the discovery of Palomar Observatory[3].
  • (119979) 2002 WC19's instance of is recorded as resonant trans-Neptunian object[4].
  • (119979) 2002 WC19's instance of is recorded as possible dwarf planet[5].
  • (119979) 2002 WC19's instance of is recorded as asteroid[6].
  • (119979) 2002 WC19's instance of is recorded as trans-Neptunian object[7].
  • (119979) 2002 WC19's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[8].
  • (119979) 2002 WC19 followed (119978) 2002 WK4[9].
  • (119979) 2002 WC19 was followed by (119980) 2002 XW3[10].
  • (119979) 2002 WC19's minor planet group is recorded as trans-Neptunian object[11].
  • (119979) 2002 WC19's minor planet group is recorded as twotino[12].
  • (119979) 2002 WC19's Commons category is recorded as (119979) 2002 WC19[13].
  • (119979) 2002 WC19's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[14].
  • (119979) 2002 WC19's child astronomical body is recorded as S/2007 (119979) 1[15].
  • (119979) 2002 WC19's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 WC19[16].
  • (119979) 2002 WC19's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 16, 2002[17].
  • (119979) 2002 WC19's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.262'}[18].
  • (119979) 2002 WC19's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2662469855316438'}[19].
  • (119979) 2002 WC19's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+4.7'}[20].
  • (119979) 2002 WC19's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+4.66'}[21].
  • (119979) 2002 WC19's orbital inclination is recorded as {'amount': '+9.1685'}[22].
  • (119979) 2002 WC19's orbital inclination is recorded as {'amount': '+9.164955986628549'}[23].
  • (119979) 2002 WC19's radius is recorded as {'amount': '+220'}[24].
  • (119979) 2002 WC19's orbital period is recorded as {'amount': '+122539.9638834545'}[25].
  • (119979) 2002 WC19's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'amount': '+109.7'}[26].
  • (119979) 2002 WC19's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'amount': '+109.740822839784'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include resonant trans-Neptunian object[4], possible dwarf planet[5], asteroid[6], and trans-Neptunian object[7].

Why It Matters

(119979) 2002 WC19 draws 90 Wikipedia views per month (resonant_trans_neptunian_object category, ranking #5 of 11).[2] (119979) 2002 WC19 has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] (119979) 2002 WC19 is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 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.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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