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(73964) 1997 WK42

Summary

(73964) 1997 WK42 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (73964) 1997 WK42 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (73964) 1997 WK42's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (73964) 1997 WK42's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (73964) 1997 WK42's follows is recorded as (73963) 1997 WO41[5].
  • (73964) 1997 WK42's followed by is recorded as (73965) 1997 XF5[6].
  • (73964) 1997 WK42's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (73964) 1997 WK42's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (73964) 1997 WK42's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 WK42[9].
  • (73964) 1997 WK42's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1997-11-29T00:00:00Z[10].
  • (73964) 1997 WK42's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20073964[11].
  • (73964) 1997 WK42's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2788566426760499'}[12].
  • (73964) 1997 WK42's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.26'}[13].
  • (73964) 1997 WK42's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.785626179993988'}[14].
  • (73964) 1997 WK42's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1902.3383114723'}[15].
  • (73964) 1997 WK42's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+9.8'}[16].
  • (73964) 1997 WK42's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+133.3260357033234'}[17].
  • (73964) 1997 WK42's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.004643046636147'}[18].
  • (73964) 1997 WK42's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.842507719061041'}[19].
  • (73964) 1997 WK42's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.166778374211253'}[20].
  • (73964) 1997 WK42's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+264.5750688216563'}[21].
  • (73964) 1997 WK42's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+144.7221905997676'}[22].
  • (73964) 1997 WK42's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1216r7zg[23].
  • (73964) 1997 WK42's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 73964[24].
  • (73964) 1997 WK42's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[25].
  • (73964) 1997 WK42's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2460235.748423061'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(73964) 1997 WK42's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . 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 . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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