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(26799) 1979 XL

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(26799) 1979 XL

Summary

(26799) 1979 XL is an asteroid[1]. (26799) 1979 XL has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (26799) 1979 XL is credited with the discovery of Henri Debehogne[3].
  • (26799) 1979 XL is credited with the discovery of Edgar Rangel Netto[4].
  • (26799) 1979 XL's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • (26799) 1979 XL's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory[6].
  • (26799) 1979 XL's follows is recorded as (26798) 1979 QG2[7].
  • (26799) 1979 XL's followed by is recorded as 26800 Gualtierotrucco[8].
  • (26799) 1979 XL's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • (26799) 1979 XL's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (26799) 1979 XL's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 XL[11].
  • (26799) 1979 XL's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1979-12-15T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (26799) 1979 XL's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h1bsvj[13].
  • (26799) 1979 XL's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20026799[14].
  • (26799) 1979 XL's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}[15].
  • (26799) 1979 XL's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1074632'}[16].
  • (26799) 1979 XL's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1106796617465589'}[17].
  • (26799) 1979 XL's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.2'}[18].
  • (26799) 1979 XL's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.26'}[19].
  • (26799) 1979 XL's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.07213'}[20].
  • (26799) 1979 XL's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.0758114556249'}[21].
  • (26799) 1979 XL's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.66'}[22].
  • (26799) 1979 XL's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1698.585546052313'}[23].
  • (26799) 1979 XL's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+95.20005'}[24].
  • (26799) 1979 XL's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+95.1692689982319'}[25].
  • (26799) 1979 XL's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.7916682'}[26].
  • (26799) 1979 XL's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.786074112115257'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(26799) 1979 XL's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

Why It Matters

(26799) 1979 XL 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. [5] ↑ . 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. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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. 4w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.66'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1698.585546052313'}
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.64162'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.691553703789296'}
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+147.30922'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+294.3858857067179'}
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    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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