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(69239) 1978 XT

asteroid
Place asteroid Q8469239

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
(69238) 1978 VZ8[5]
Followed by
(69240) 1979 MZ1[6]
Absolute magnitude
15.89[14]
Albedo
0.357
Apoapsis
3.545589422404832[19]
Argument of periapsis
147.1084158069017[21]
Diameter
1.611[23]
Discoverer or inventor
Edward L. G. Bowell, Archibald Warnock[2][3]
Epoch
May 5, 2025
Longitude of ascending node
236.8790356002725[17]
Mean anomaly
98.33289911506658[22]
Minor planet group
Mars-crossing asteroid[7]
Orbital eccentricity
0.3771668594550892[13]
Orbital inclination
4.223995937956102[15]
Orbital period
1508.867995121778[16]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[8]
Periapsis
1.603517090088118[20]
Provisional designation
1978 XT, 1982 RN2, 1999 YT14[9][10][11]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
2.574553256246475[18]
Site of astronomical discovery
Palomar Observatory[4]
Time of discovery or invention
December 6, 1978[12]
Time of periapsis
2460388.3573212717
🏷️ Also known as
en (69239) 1978 XT it (69239) 1978 XT it 69239 Johnstarling ru 1978 XT ru 1982 RN2 ru 1999 YT14 zh 小行星69239
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11bwqn5_fp
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20069239
Minor Planet Center body ID
69239

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 2
Edward L. G. Bowell, Archibald Warnock
Epoch 1
May 5, 2025
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
Mars-crossing asteroid
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Palomar Observatory
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Summary

(69239) 1978 XT is an asteroid[1].

Related Entities

Edward L. G. Bowell

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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