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(65053) 2002 AP159

Summary

(65053) 2002 AP159 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (65053) 2002 AP159 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (65053) 2002 AP159's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (65053) 2002 AP159's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (65053) 2002 AP159's follows is recorded as (65052) 2002 AA157[5].
  • (65053) 2002 AP159's followed by is recorded as (65054) 2002 AF169[6].
  • (65053) 2002 AP159's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (65053) 2002 AP159's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (65053) 2002 AP159's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 AP159[9].
  • (65053) 2002 AP159's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2002-01-13T00:00:00Z[10].
  • (65053) 2002 AP159's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20065053[11].
  • (65053) 2002 AP159's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1220452603650527'}[12].
  • (65053) 2002 AP159's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.26'}[13].
  • (65053) 2002 AP159's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+13.01971248354408'}[14].
  • (65053) 2002 AP159's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1951.94509843394'}[15].
  • (65053) 2002 AP159's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+142.9008479113642'}[16].
  • (65053) 2002 AP159's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.056652824749507'}[17].
  • (65053) 2002 AP159's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.429702814591634'}[18].
  • (65053) 2002 AP159's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.683602834907379'}[19].
  • (65053) 2002 AP159's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+102.4557022160413'}[20].
  • (65053) 2002 AP159's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+350.2997125696107'}[21].
  • (65053) 2002 AP159's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+5.818'}[22].
  • (65053) 2002 AP159's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.099'}[23].
  • (65053) 2002 AP159's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 65053[24].
  • (65053) 2002 AP159's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[25].
  • (65053) 2002 AP159's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460653.095634731'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(65053) 2002 AP159'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 . 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.
  22. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Diameter → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount':
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 14.26"
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