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(17159) 1999 KG15

Summary

(17159) 1999 KG15 is an asteroid[1]. (17159) 1999 KG15 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • (17159) 1999 KG15 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[3].
  • (17159) 1999 KG15's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (17159) 1999 KG15's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[5].
  • (17159) 1999 KG15's follows is recorded as (17158) 1999 KA8[6].
  • (17159) 1999 KG15's followed by is recorded as 17160 Jetly[7].
  • (17159) 1999 KG15's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (17159) 1999 KG15's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (17159) 1999 KG15's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 XP32[10].
  • (17159) 1999 KG15's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 FT84[11].
  • (17159) 1999 KG15's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 KG15[12].
  • (17159) 1999 KG15's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-05-18T00:00:00Z[13].
  • (17159) 1999 KG15's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20017159[14].
  • (17159) 1999 KG15's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0274581'}[15].
  • (17159) 1999 KG15's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.03113750736506557'}[16].
  • (17159) 1999 KG15's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.2'}[17].
  • (17159) 1999 KG15's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.36'}[18].
  • (17159) 1999 KG15's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.84956'}[19].
  • (17159) 1999 KG15's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.835753908035514'}[20].
  • (17159) 1999 KG15's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.16'}[21].
  • (17159) 1999 KG15's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1885.707922979259'}[22].
  • (17159) 1999 KG15's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+100.14159'}[23].
  • (17159) 1999 KG15's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+100.0278288534255'}[24].
  • (17159) 1999 KG15's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.9863530'}[25].
  • (17159) 1999 KG15's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.987106218496809'}[26].
  • (17159) 1999 KG15's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.068'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(17159) 1999 KG15's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(17159) 1999 KG15 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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