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(160961) 2002 AW178

Summary

(160961) 2002 AW178 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (160961) 2002 AW178 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (160961) 2002 AW178's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (160961) 2002 AW178's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (160961) 2002 AW178's follows is recorded as (160960) 2002 AU162[5].
  • (160961) 2002 AW178's followed by is recorded as (160962) 2002 AA182[6].
  • (160961) 2002 AW178's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (160961) 2002 AW178's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (160961) 2002 AW178's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 AW178[9].
  • (160961) 2002 AW178's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2002-01-14T00:00:00Z[10].
  • (160961) 2002 AW178's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20160961[11].
  • (160961) 2002 AW178's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1340788139334148'}[12].
  • (160961) 2002 AW178's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.31'}[13].
  • (160961) 2002 AW178's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.285953693512671'}[14].
  • (160961) 2002 AW178's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1278.331349004965'}[15].
  • (160961) 2002 AW178's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+122.1086636114218'}[16].
  • (160961) 2002 AW178's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.30513664619936'}[17].
  • (160961) 2002 AW178's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.61420663367622'}[18].
  • (160961) 2002 AW178's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.9960666587225'}[19].
  • (160961) 2002 AW178's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+240.2964555888367'}[20].
  • (160961) 2002 AW178's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+248.7512109507976'}[21].
  • (160961) 2002 AW178's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 160961[22].
  • (160961) 2002 AW178's epoch is recorded as March 31, 2024[23].
  • (160961) 2002 AW178's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460795.535596057'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(160961) 2002 AW178'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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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