(24212) 1999 XW59

Summary

(24212) 1999 XW59 is an asteroid^[1]. (24212) 1999 XW59 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• (24212) 1999 XW59 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research^[3].
• (24212) 1999 XW59's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• (24212) 1999 XW59's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site^[5].
• (24212) 1999 XW59's follows is recorded as 24211 Barbarawood^[6].
• (24212) 1999 XW59's followed by is recorded as (24213) 1999 XA61^[7].
• (24212) 1999 XW59's minor planet group is recorded as Jupiter trojan^[8].
• (24212) 1999 XW59's minor planet group is recorded as list of Jupiter trojans (Greek camp)^[9].
• (24212) 1999 XW59's minor planet group is recorded as Greek camp trojan asteroid^[10].
• (24212) 1999 XW59's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• (24212) 1999 XW59's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 UO5^[12].
• (24212) 1999 XW59's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 XW59^[13].
• (24212) 1999 XW59's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-12-07T00:00:00Z^[14].
• (24212) 1999 XW59's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20024212^[15].
• (24212) 1999 XW59's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0417290'}^[16].
• (24212) 1999 XW59's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.04345257870470827'}^[17].
• (24212) 1999 XW59's Lagrangian point is recorded as L4-Jupiter-Sun^[18].
• (24212) 1999 XW59's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.1'}^[19].
• (24212) 1999 XW59's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.18'}^[20].
• (24212) 1999 XW59's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.24423'}^[21].
• (24212) 1999 XW59's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.242055413468361'}^[22].
• (24212) 1999 XW59's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+11.4'}^[23].
• (24212) 1999 XW59's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+4169.119610486154'}^[24].
• (24212) 1999 XW59's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+72.54874'}^[25].
• (24212) 1999 XW59's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+72.54373451612665'}^[26].
• (24212) 1999 XW59's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+5.0651012'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(24212) 1999 XW59's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

(24212) 1999 XW59 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] (24212) 1999 XW59 is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]