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(65121) 2002 CT56

Summary

(65121) 2002 CT56 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (65121) 2002 CT56 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (65121) 2002 CT56's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (65121) 2002 CT56's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (65121) 2002 CT56's follows is recorded as (65120) 2002 CB54[5].
  • (65121) 2002 CT56's followed by is recorded as (65122) 2002 CB59[6].
  • (65121) 2002 CT56's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (65121) 2002 CT56's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (65121) 2002 CT56's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 CT56[9].
  • (65121) 2002 CT56's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 VZ2[10].
  • (65121) 2002 CT56's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 VC5[11].
  • (65121) 2002 CT56's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2002-02-07T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (65121) 2002 CT56's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20065121[13].
  • (65121) 2002 CT56's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.290823185169152'}[14].
  • (65121) 2002 CT56's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.84'}[15].
  • (65121) 2002 CT56's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+8.924875798850627'}[16].
  • (65121) 2002 CT56's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1816.249088777961'}[17].
  • (65121) 2002 CT56's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+175.3932336811643'}[18].
  • (65121) 2002 CT56's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.913296284975122'}[19].
  • (65121) 2002 CT56's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.760550389913045'}[20].
  • (65121) 2002 CT56's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.066042180037199'}[21].
  • (65121) 2002 CT56's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+217.825268293084'}[22].
  • (65121) 2002 CT56's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+314.4274525367209'}[23].
  • (65121) 2002 CT56's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+9.732'}[24].
  • (65121) 2002 CT56's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.068'}[25].
  • (65121) 2002 CT56's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 65121[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(65121) 2002 CT56'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. 5w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Epoch → October 17, 2024
    Follows → (65120) 2002 CB54
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    Albedo → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.068'}
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 13.84"
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