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(21875) 1999 UD6

Summary

(21875) 1999 UD6 is an asteroid[1]. (21875) 1999 UD6 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (21875) 1999 UD6 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (21875) 1999 UD6's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (21875) 1999 UD6's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (21875) 1999 UD6 followed (21874) 1999 UB6[6].
  • (21875) 1999 UD6 was followed by (21876) 1999 UL9[7].
  • (21875) 1999 UD6's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (21875) 1999 UD6's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (21875) 1999 UD6's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 XR5[10].
  • (21875) 1999 UD6's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 UD6[11].
  • (21875) 1999 UD6's time of discovery or invention is recorded as October 22, 1999[12].
  • (21875) 1999 UD6's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.13'}[13].
  • (21875) 1999 UD6's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1299011'}[14].
  • (21875) 1999 UD6's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1316256980275189'}[15].
  • (21875) 1999 UD6's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.3'}[16].
  • (21875) 1999 UD6's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.49'}[17].
  • (21875) 1999 UD6's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.35280'}[18].
  • (21875) 1999 UD6's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.34998274494997'}[19].
  • (21875) 1999 UD6's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.92'}[20].
  • (21875) 1999 UD6's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1795.528823203532'}[21].
  • (21875) 1999 UD6's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+11.5388'}[22].
  • (21875) 1999 UD6's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+51.86332'}[23].
  • (21875) 1999 UD6's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+51.81235348898642'}[24].
  • (21875) 1999 UD6's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.8930947'}[25].
  • (21875) 1999 UD6's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.891096821146254'}[26].
  • (21875) 1999 UD6's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.269'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(21875) 1999 UD6's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(21875) 1999 UD6 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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.

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  1. 17d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.92'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1795.528823203532'}
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.269'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.271639458294771'}
    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2460466.4839123194'}
    Orbital eccentricity → {'amount': '+0.13'}, {'amount': '+0.1299011'}, {'amount': '+0.1316256980275189'}
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(21875) 1999 یو ڈی 6]]"
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