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(65270) 2002 GC38

Summary

(65270) 2002 GC38 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (65270) 2002 GC38 is credited with the discovery of Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking[2].
  • (65270) 2002 GC38's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (65270) 2002 GC38's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[4].
  • (65270) 2002 GC38's follows is recorded as (65269) 2002 GR34[5].
  • (65270) 2002 GC38's followed by is recorded as (65271) 2002 GD39[6].
  • (65270) 2002 GC38's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (65270) 2002 GC38's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (65270) 2002 GC38's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 GC38[9].
  • (65270) 2002 GC38's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 WF115[10].
  • (65270) 2002 GC38's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 JZ4[11].
  • (65270) 2002 GC38's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2002-04-03T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (65270) 2002 GC38's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20065270[13].
  • (65270) 2002 GC38's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1900947660869599'}[14].
  • (65270) 2002 GC38's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.0'}[15].
  • (65270) 2002 GC38's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.804004639972471'}[16].
  • (65270) 2002 GC38's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1262.266732000151'}[17].
  • (65270) 2002 GC38's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+9.136'}[18].
  • (65270) 2002 GC38's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+25.21298074465875'}[19].
  • (65270) 2002 GC38's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.285783742808694'}[20].
  • (65270) 2002 GC38's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.720299268723288'}[21].
  • (65270) 2002 GC38's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.851268216894099'}[22].
  • (65270) 2002 GC38's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+305.334570966427'}[23].
  • (65270) 2002 GC38's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+52.08004344516167'}[24].
  • (65270) 2002 GC38's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+2.517'}[25].
  • (65270) 2002 GC38's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.177'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(65270) 2002 GC38'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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+
    Provisional designation → 2002 GC38, 2000 WF115, 1999 JZ4
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 16.0"
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