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(42570) 1996 YA2

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(42570) 1996 YA2

Summary

(42570) 1996 YA2 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (42570) 1996 YA2 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[2].
  • (42570) 1996 YA2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (42570) 1996 YA2's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[4].
  • (42570) 1996 YA2 followed (42569) 1996 YC1[5].
  • (42570) 1996 YA2 was followed by (42571) 1996 YL3[6].
  • (42570) 1996 YA2's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (42570) 1996 YA2's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (42570) 1996 YA2's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 YA2[9].
  • (42570) 1996 YA2's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 20, 1996[10].
  • (42570) 1996 YA2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2100333492555728'}[11].
  • (42570) 1996 YA2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.16'}[12].
  • (42570) 1996 YA2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+9.741153925211972'}[13].
  • (42570) 1996 YA2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1396.213847582944'}[14].
  • (42570) 1996 YA2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+107.9738513755909'}[15].
  • (42570) 1996 YA2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.444756874939599'}[16].
  • (42570) 1996 YA2's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.958237349498751'}[17].
  • (42570) 1996 YA2's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.931276400380448'}[18].
  • (42570) 1996 YA2's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+33.98782167764287'}[19].
  • (42570) 1996 YA2's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+183.474572090597'}[20].
  • (42570) 1996 YA2's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[21].
  • (42570) 1996 YA2's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461685.131241382'}[22].

Body

Designation and Status

(42570) 1996 YA2'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 . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["MinorPlanet", "MinorPlanet42570Provisional1996YA2"]
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Imported from → —
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(42570) 1996 وائی اے 2]]"
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