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(62246) 2000 SK78

Summary

(62246) 2000 SK78 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (62246) 2000 SK78 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (62246) 2000 SK78's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (62246) 2000 SK78's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (62246) 2000 SK78's follows is recorded as (62245) 2000 SQ77[5].
  • (62246) 2000 SK78's followed by is recorded as (62247) 2000 SZ78[6].
  • (62246) 2000 SK78's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (62246) 2000 SK78's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (62246) 2000 SK78's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 SK78[9].
  • (62246) 2000 SK78's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 KY7[10].
  • (62246) 2000 SK78's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 DG7[11].
  • (62246) 2000 SK78's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2000-09-24T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (62246) 2000 SK78's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20062246[13].
  • (62246) 2000 SK78's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1398086487444898'}[14].
  • (62246) 2000 SK78's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.59'}[15].
  • (62246) 2000 SK78's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.988067266476895'}[16].
  • (62246) 2000 SK78's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1514.971536703065'}[17].
  • (62246) 2000 SK78's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+21.17716339426402'}[18].
  • (62246) 2000 SK78's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.58149148977706'}[19].
  • (62246) 2000 SK78's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.942406326708191'}[20].
  • (62246) 2000 SK78's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.220576652845929'}[21].
  • (62246) 2000 SK78's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+232.9461730054489'}[22].
  • (62246) 2000 SK78's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+22.87582927483805'}[23].
  • (62246) 2000 SK78's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+5.17'}[24].
  • (62246) 2000 SK78's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.046'}[25].
  • (62246) 2000 SK78's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 62246[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(62246) 2000 SK78'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 . 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] ↑ . 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.
  24. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 15.59"
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