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(65178) 2002 CX221

Summary

(65178) 2002 CX221 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (65178) 2002 CX221 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (65178) 2002 CX221's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (65178) 2002 CX221's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (65178) 2002 CX221's follows is recorded as (65177) 2002 CW219[5].
  • (65178) 2002 CX221's followed by is recorded as (65179) 2002 CN224[6].
  • (65178) 2002 CX221's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (65178) 2002 CX221's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (65178) 2002 CX221's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 CX221[9].
  • (65178) 2002 CX221's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 AZ42[10].
  • (65178) 2002 CX221's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 RV18[11].
  • (65178) 2002 CX221's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2002-02-10T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (65178) 2002 CX221's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20065178[13].
  • (65178) 2002 CX221's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1119170192964044'}[14].
  • (65178) 2002 CX221's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.4'}[15].
  • (65178) 2002 CX221's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+10.11614630981282'}[16].
  • (65178) 2002 CX221's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1946.618815362913'}[17].
  • (65178) 2002 CX221's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+127.958'}[18].
  • (65178) 2002 CX221's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+0.32719143349475'}[19].
  • (65178) 2002 CX221's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.05108982288004'}[20].
  • (65178) 2002 CX221's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.392558701462368'}[21].
  • (65178) 2002 CX221's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.709620944297711'}[22].
  • (65178) 2002 CX221's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+275.2336906688906'}[23].
  • (65178) 2002 CX221's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.593150952860548'}[24].
  • (65178) 2002 CX221's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 65178[25].
  • (65178) 2002 CX221's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(65178) 2002 CX221'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] ↑ . 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 · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Minor planet center body id → 65178
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Provisional designation → 2002 CX221, 2001 AZ42, 1977 RV18
    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount':
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 14.4"
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