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(20720) 1999 XP101

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(20720) 1999 XP101

Summary

(20720) 1999 XP101 is an asteroid[1]. (20720) 1999 XP101 has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (20720) 1999 XP101 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[3].
  • (20720) 1999 XP101's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (20720) 1999 XP101's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[5].
  • (20720) 1999 XP101 followed 20719 Velasco[6].
  • (20720) 1999 XP101 was followed by (20721) 1999 XA105[7].
  • (20720) 1999 XP101's minor planet group is recorded as Jupiter trojan[8].
  • (20720) 1999 XP101's minor planet group is recorded as Greek camp trojan asteroid[9].
  • (20720) 1999 XP101's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (20720) 1999 XP101's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 XP101[11].
  • (20720) 1999 XP101's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 7, 1999[12].
  • (20720) 1999 XP101's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1439586'}[13].
  • (20720) 1999 XP101's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1453037457232089'}[14].
  • (20720) 1999 XP101's Lagrangian point is recorded as L4-Jupiter-Sun[15].
  • (20720) 1999 XP101's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.1'}[16].
  • (20720) 1999 XP101's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.0'}[17].
  • (20720) 1999 XP101's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.14'}[18].
  • (20720) 1999 XP101's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+18.16593'}[19].
  • (20720) 1999 XP101's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+18.18096449137066'}[20].
  • (20720) 1999 XP101's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+12.18'}[21].
  • (20720) 1999 XP101's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+4419.698535113936'}[22].
  • (20720) 1999 XP101's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+100.74663'}[23].
  • (20720) 1999 XP101's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+100.6729436184611'}[24].
  • (20720) 1999 XP101's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+5.2949183'}[25].
  • (20720) 1999 XP101's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+5.27063344691094'}[26].
  • (20720) 1999 XP101's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+6.057'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(20720) 1999 XP101's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(20720) 1999 XP101 has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (20720) 1999 XP101 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[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. [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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.org. minorplanetcenter.org. 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . 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 sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital eccentricity → {'amount': '+0.1439586'}, {'amount': '+0.1453037457232089'}
    Aliases → —
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+5.2949183'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+5.27063344691094'}
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+351.41556'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+352.9368402194731'}
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(20720) 1999 ایکس پی 101]]"
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