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(36140) 1999 RC168

Summary

(36140) 1999 RC168 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (36140) 1999 RC168 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (36140) 1999 RC168's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (36140) 1999 RC168's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (36140) 1999 RC168 followed (36139) 1999 RY167[5].
  • (36140) 1999 RC168 was followed by (36141) 1999 RF170[6].
  • (36140) 1999 RC168's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (36140) 1999 RC168's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt[8].
  • (36140) 1999 RC168's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (36140) 1999 RC168's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 RC168[10].
  • (36140) 1999 RC168's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 9, 1999[11].
  • (36140) 1999 RC168's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18'}[12].
  • (36140) 1999 RC168's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1848027'}[13].
  • (36140) 1999 RC168's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1900957036315881'}[14].
  • (36140) 1999 RC168's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.1'}[15].
  • (36140) 1999 RC168's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.33'}[16].
  • (36140) 1999 RC168's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.92274'}[17].
  • (36140) 1999 RC168's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.923058754077636'}[18].
  • (36140) 1999 RC168's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.91'}[19].
  • (36140) 1999 RC168's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2149.322063899619'}[20].
  • (36140) 1999 RC168's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+89.73519'}[21].
  • (36140) 1999 RC168's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+89.6898829551787'}[22].
  • (36140) 1999 RC168's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.2672620'}[23].
  • (36140) 1999 RC168's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.259382879935612'}[24].
  • (36140) 1999 RC168's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.871'}[25].
  • (36140) 1999 RC168's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.878977561901724'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(36140) 1999 RC168's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . 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. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Peter James · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows → —
    Absolute magnitude → {'amount': '+14.1'}, {'amount': '+14.33'}
    Site of astronomical discovery → Experimental Test Site
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.92274'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.923058754077636'}
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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