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(474047) 2016 GP242

Summary

(474047) 2016 GP242 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (474047) 2016 GP242 is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch[2].
  • (474047) 2016 GP242's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (474047) 2016 GP242's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory[4].
  • (474047) 2016 GP242's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[5].
  • (474047) 2016 GP242's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[6].
  • (474047) 2016 GP242's provisional designation is recorded as 2016 GP242[7].
  • (474047) 2016 GP242's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 EL18[8].
  • (474047) 2016 GP242's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2002-03-09T00:00:00Z[9].
  • (474047) 2016 GP242's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20474047[10].
  • (474047) 2016 GP242's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1693124685302324'}[11].
  • (474047) 2016 GP242's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+18.45'}[12].
  • (474047) 2016 GP242's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.115058930766166'}[13].
  • (474047) 2016 GP242's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1262.072366507507'}[14].
  • (474047) 2016 GP242's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+307.6233188319952'}[15].
  • (474047) 2016 GP242's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.285549091460446'}[16].
  • (474047) 2016 GP242's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.672521050082644'}[17].
  • (474047) 2016 GP242's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.898577132838248'}[18].
  • (474047) 2016 GP242's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+295.0418614312411'}[19].
  • (474047) 2016 GP242's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+252.0415567308421'}[20].
  • (474047) 2016 GP242's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11cs3qhprf[21].
  • (474047) 2016 GP242's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 474047[22].
  • (474047) 2016 GP242's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[23].
  • (474047) 2016 GP242's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461378.97602217'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(474047) 2016 GP242'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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . 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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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). (474047) 2016 GP242. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/-474047-2016-gp242
MLA “(474047) 2016 GP242.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/-474047-2016-gp242.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_-474047-2016-gp242_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{(474047) 2016 GP242}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/-474047-2016-gp242}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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