50768 Ianwessen

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50768 Ianwessen

Summary

50768 Ianwessen is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 50768 Ianwessen is credited with the discovery of Gary Hug[3].
  • 50768 Ianwessen's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 50768 Ianwessen's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Farpoint Observatory[5].
  • 50768 Ianwessen's follows is recorded as Q8331426[6].
  • 50768 Ianwessen's followed by is recorded as (50769) 2000 FH3[7].
  • 50768 Ianwessen's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • 50768 Ianwessen's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • 50768 Ianwessen's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 YO29[10].
  • 50768 Ianwessen's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 FW2[11].
  • 50768 Ianwessen's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2000-03-27T00:00:00Z[12].
  • 50768 Ianwessen's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ch3mll[13].
  • 50768 Ianwessen's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20050768[14].
  • 50768 Ianwessen's significant event is recorded as naming[15].
  • 50768 Ianwessen's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07'}[16].
  • 50768 Ianwessen's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07567606167512535'}[17].
  • 50768 Ianwessen's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.1'}[18].
  • 50768 Ianwessen's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}[19].
  • 50768 Ianwessen's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.6'}[20].
  • 50768 Ianwessen's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.65555114846848'}[21].
  • 50768 Ianwessen's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1566.177081849018'}[22].
  • 50768 Ianwessen's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+95.3'}[23].
  • 50768 Ianwessen's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+95.0694980634085'}[24].
  • 50768 Ianwessen's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.639337683269959'}[25].
  • 50768 Ianwessen's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.839072364570579'}[26].
  • 50768 Ianwessen's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.439603001969339'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

50768 Ianwessen's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

50768 Ianwessen has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Minor Planet Center 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] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Argument of periapsis {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+245.9'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+246.8458511124961'}
    Periapsis {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.439603001969339'}
    Site of astronomical discovery Farpoint Observatory
    Instance of asteroid
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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