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(36256) 1999 XT17

Summary

(36256) 1999 XT17 is an asteroid[1]. (36256) 1999 XT17 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • (36256) 1999 XT17 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[3].
  • (36256) 1999 XT17's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (36256) 1999 XT17's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[5].
  • (36256) 1999 XT17 followed (36255) 1999 XR17[6].
  • (36256) 1999 XT17 was followed by (36257) 1999 XT20[7].
  • (36256) 1999 XT17's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (36256) 1999 XT17's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (36256) 1999 XT17's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 UU3[10].
  • (36256) 1999 XT17's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 VH[11].
  • (36256) 1999 XT17's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 TF2[12].
  • (36256) 1999 XT17's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 XT17[13].
  • (36256) 1999 XT17's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 3, 1999[14].
  • (36256) 1999 XT17's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.12'}[15].
  • (36256) 1999 XT17's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1218275'}[16].
  • (36256) 1999 XT17's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.124675516357276'}[17].
  • (36256) 1999 XT17's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.4'}[18].
  • (36256) 1999 XT17's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.54'}[19].
  • (36256) 1999 XT17's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.98589'}[20].
  • (36256) 1999 XT17's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.98157742920701'}[21].
  • (36256) 1999 XT17's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.04'}[22].
  • (36256) 1999 XT17's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1839.94263786923'}[23].
  • (36256) 1999 XT17's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+4.108048'}[24].
  • (36256) 1999 XT17's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+31.17307'}[25].
  • (36256) 1999 XT17's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+31.12171285984036'}[26].
  • (36256) 1999 XT17's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.9391084'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(36256) 1999 XT17's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(36256) 1999 XT17 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2] (36256) 1999 XT17 is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.9391084'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.9385781012687'}
    Orbital eccentricity → {'amount': '+0.12'}, {'amount': '+0.1218275'}, {'amount': '+0.124675516357276'}
    Epoch → November 21, 2025
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