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(12666) 1978 XW

Summary

(12666) 1978 XW is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (12666) 1978 XW is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell[2].
  • (12666) 1978 XW is credited with the discovery of Archibald Warnock[3].
  • (12666) 1978 XW's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (12666) 1978 XW's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[5].
  • (12666) 1978 XW's follows is recorded as 12665 Chriscarson[6].
  • (12666) 1978 XW's followed by is recorded as (12667) 1979 DF[7].
  • (12666) 1978 XW's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (12666) 1978 XW's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (12666) 1978 XW's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 DE3[10].
  • (12666) 1978 XW's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 XW[11].
  • (12666) 1978 XW's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 GC1[12].
  • (12666) 1978 XW's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1978-12-06T00:00:00Z[13].
  • (12666) 1978 XW's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0k04z0t[14].
  • (12666) 1978 XW's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012666[15].
  • (12666) 1978 XW's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18'}[16].
  • (12666) 1978 XW's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1846164'}[17].
  • (12666) 1978 XW's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1892221334006354'}[18].
  • (12666) 1978 XW's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.6'}[19].
  • (12666) 1978 XW's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.74'}[20].
  • (12666) 1978 XW's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.85852'}[21].
  • (12666) 1978 XW's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.860297107270526'}[22].
  • (12666) 1978 XW's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.32'}[23].
  • (12666) 1978 XW's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1934.370546392488'}[24].
  • (12666) 1978 XW's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+105.72488'}[25].
  • (12666) 1978 XW's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+105.7014117223414'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(12666) 1978 XW's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Related Entities

Edward L. G. Bowell

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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