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(120708) 1997 MA2

Summary

(120708) 1997 MA2 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (120708) 1997 MA2 is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch[2].
  • (120708) 1997 MA2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (120708) 1997 MA2's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory[4].
  • (120708) 1997 MA2's follows is recorded as (120707) 1997 ML1[5].
  • (120708) 1997 MA2's followed by is recorded as (120709) 1997 MC5[6].
  • (120708) 1997 MA2's minor planet group is recorded as Mars-crossing asteroid[7].
  • (120708) 1997 MA2's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (120708) 1997 MA2's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 OU14[9].
  • (120708) 1997 MA2's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 MA2[10].
  • (120708) 1997 MA2's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1997-06-26T00:00:00Z[11].
  • (120708) 1997 MA2's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20120708[12].
  • (120708) 1997 MA2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.3055167098951203'}[13].
  • (120708) 1997 MA2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.68'}[14].
  • (120708) 1997 MA2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.57293090214489'}[15].
  • (120708) 1997 MA2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1312.778019494574'}[16].
  • (120708) 1997 MA2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+135.8660359618395'}[17].
  • (120708) 1997 MA2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.346363242127088'}[18].
  • (120708) 1997 MA2's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.063216420080604'}[19].
  • (120708) 1997 MA2's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.629510064173573'}[20].
  • (120708) 1997 MA2's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+214.203953602403'}[21].
  • (120708) 1997 MA2's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+205.73347448187'}[22].
  • (120708) 1997 MA2's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 120708[23].
  • (120708) 1997 MA2's epoch is recorded as May 5, 2025[24].
  • (120708) 1997 MA2's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461363.0491773444'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(120708) 1997 MA2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

References

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

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 . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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