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(17055) 1999 GP3

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(17055) 1999 GP3

Summary

(17055) 1999 GP3 is an asteroid[1]. (17055) 1999 GP3 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • (17055) 1999 GP3 is credited with the discovery of Robert G. Sandness[3].
  • (17055) 1999 GP3's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (17055) 1999 GP3's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as King City[5].
  • (17055) 1999 GP3 followed (17054) 1999 GL2[6].
  • (17055) 1999 GP3 was followed by 17056 Boschetti[7].
  • (17055) 1999 GP3's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (17055) 1999 GP3's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (17055) 1999 GP3's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 ER10[10].
  • (17055) 1999 GP3's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 GP3[11].
  • (17055) 1999 GP3's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 GQ16[12].
  • (17055) 1999 GP3's time of discovery or invention is recorded as April 6, 1999[13].
  • (17055) 1999 GP3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09'}[14].
  • (17055) 1999 GP3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0854880'}[15].
  • (17055) 1999 GP3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08828264132144'}[16].
  • (17055) 1999 GP3's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.4'}[17].
  • (17055) 1999 GP3's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.32'}[18].
  • (17055) 1999 GP3's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.78631'}[19].
  • (17055) 1999 GP3's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.80291472503572'}[20].
  • (17055) 1999 GP3's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.2'}[21].
  • (17055) 1999 GP3's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1532.688905761718'}[22].
  • (17055) 1999 GP3's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+113.398'}[23].
  • (17055) 1999 GP3's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+178.22765'}[24].
  • (17055) 1999 GP3's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+178.1676571827774'}[25].
  • (17055) 1999 GP3's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.6027486'}[26].
  • (17055) 1999 GP3's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.601579237608146'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(17055) 1999 GP3's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(17055) 1999 GP3 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital eccentricity → {'amount': '+0.09'}, {'amount': '+0.0854880'}, {'amount': '+0.08828264132144'}
    Follows → —
    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2460648.0370769068'}
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+53.50934'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+53.52318036239479'}
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(17055) 1999 جی پی 3]]"
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