(69239) 1978 XT

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(69239) 1978 XT

Summary

(69239) 1978 XT is an asteroid[1]. (69239) 1978 XT is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • (69239) 1978 XT is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell[3].
  • (69239) 1978 XT is credited with the discovery of Archibald Warnock[4].
  • (69239) 1978 XT's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • (69239) 1978 XT's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[6].
  • (69239) 1978 XT's follows is recorded as (69238) 1978 VZ8[7].
  • (69239) 1978 XT's followed by is recorded as (69240) 1979 MZ1[8].
  • (69239) 1978 XT's minor planet group is recorded as Mars-crossing asteroid[9].
  • (69239) 1978 XT's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (69239) 1978 XT's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 XT[11].
  • (69239) 1978 XT's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 RN2[12].
  • (69239) 1978 XT's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 YT14[13].
  • (69239) 1978 XT's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1978-12-06T00:00:00Z[14].
  • (69239) 1978 XT's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20069239[15].
  • (69239) 1978 XT's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3771668594550892'}[16].
  • (69239) 1978 XT's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.89'}[17].
  • (69239) 1978 XT's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.223995937956102'}[18].
  • (69239) 1978 XT's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1508.867995121778'}[19].
  • (69239) 1978 XT's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+236.8790356002725'}[20].
  • (69239) 1978 XT's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.574553256246475'}[21].
  • (69239) 1978 XT's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.545589422404832'}[22].
  • (69239) 1978 XT's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.603517090088118'}[23].
  • (69239) 1978 XT's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+147.1084158069017'}[24].
  • (69239) 1978 XT's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+98.33289911506658'}[25].
  • (69239) 1978 XT's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1.611'}[26].
  • (69239) 1978 XT's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11bwqn5_fp[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(69239) 1978 XT's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

Why It Matters

(69239) 1978 XT is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . 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. [6] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . 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 . 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] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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