(24279) 1999 XR171

Summary

(24279) 1999 XR171 is an asteroid^[1]. (24279) 1999 XR171 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• (24279) 1999 XR171 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research^[3].
• (24279) 1999 XR171's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• (24279) 1999 XR171's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site^[5].
• (24279) 1999 XR171's follows is recorded as 24278 Davidgreen^[6].
• (24279) 1999 XR171's followed by is recorded as 24280 Rohenderson^[7].
• (24279) 1999 XR171's minor planet group is recorded as Jupiter trojan^[8].
• (24279) 1999 XR171's minor planet group is recorded as list of Jupiter trojans (Greek camp)^[9].
• (24279) 1999 XR171's minor planet group is recorded as Greek camp trojan asteroid^[10].
• (24279) 1999 XR171's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• (24279) 1999 XR171's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 SP8^[12].
• (24279) 1999 XR171's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 XD28^[13].
• (24279) 1999 XR171's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 XR171^[14].
• (24279) 1999 XR171's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-12-10T00:00:00Z^[15].
• (24279) 1999 XR171's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20024279^[16].
• (24279) 1999 XR171's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0731860'}^[17].
• (24279) 1999 XR171's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07553939228784387'}^[18].
• (24279) 1999 XR171's Lagrangian point is recorded as L4-Jupiter-Sun^[19].
• (24279) 1999 XR171's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.0'}^[20].
• (24279) 1999 XR171's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.18'}^[21].
• (24279) 1999 XR171's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.75809'}^[22].
• (24279) 1999 XR171's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.74731007893601'}^[23].
• (24279) 1999 XR171's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+11.76'}^[24].
• (24279) 1999 XR171's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+4318.007730574147'}^[25].
• (24279) 1999 XR171's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+313.55541'}^[26].
• (24279) 1999 XR171's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+313.5642928049505'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(24279) 1999 XR171's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

(24279) 1999 XR171 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] (24279) 1999 XR171 is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]