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(65829) 1996 WS2

Summary

(65829) 1996 WS2 is an asteroid[1]. (65829) 1996 WS2 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • (65829) 1996 WS2 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (65829) 1996 WS2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (65829) 1996 WS2's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (65829) 1996 WS2 followed (65828) 1996 VZ37[6].
  • (65829) 1996 WS2 was followed by (65830) 1996 XA[7].
  • (65829) 1996 WS2's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (65829) 1996 WS2's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (65829) 1996 WS2's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 VK7[10].
  • (65829) 1996 WS2's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 WS2[11].
  • (65829) 1996 WS2's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 BA59[12].
  • (65829) 1996 WS2's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 26, 1996[13].
  • (65829) 1996 WS2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.234395461241292'}[14].
  • (65829) 1996 WS2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.85'}[15].
  • (65829) 1996 WS2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.669684151593545'}[16].
  • (65829) 1996 WS2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1279.330590309054'}[17].
  • (65829) 1996 WS2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+205.6713463172505'}[18].
  • (65829) 1996 WS2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.306337736861035'}[19].
  • (65829) 1996 WS2's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.846932834470774'}[20].
  • (65829) 1996 WS2's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.765742639251295'}[21].
  • (65829) 1996 WS2's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+189.9763536195512'}[22].
  • (65829) 1996 WS2's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+106.8554360130169'}[23].
  • (65829) 1996 WS2's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1.647'}[24].
  • (65829) 1996 WS2's albedo is recorded as {'amount': '+0.542'}[25].
  • (65829) 1996 WS2's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[26].
  • (65829) 1996 WS2's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2460620.768255466'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(65829) 1996 WS2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(65829) 1996 WS2 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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 aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1279.330590309054'}
    Absolute magnitude → {'amount': '+15.85'}
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+106.8554360130169'}
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(65829) 1996 ڈبلیو ایس 2]]"
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