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(65387) 2002 QM42

Summary

(65387) 2002 QM42 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (65387) 2002 QM42 is credited with the discovery of Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking[2].
  • (65387) 2002 QM42's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (65387) 2002 QM42's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[4].
  • (65387) 2002 QM42's follows is recorded as (65386) 2002 QS6[5].
  • (65387) 2002 QM42's followed by is recorded as (65388) 2002 QF47[6].
  • (65387) 2002 QM42's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (65387) 2002 QM42's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (65387) 2002 QM42's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 QM42[9].
  • (65387) 2002 QM42's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 TT6[10].
  • (65387) 2002 QM42's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 GY1[11].
  • (65387) 2002 QM42's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2002-08-30T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (65387) 2002 QM42's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20065387[13].
  • (65387) 2002 QM42's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1356261757738604'}[14].
  • (65387) 2002 QM42's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.76'}[15].
  • (65387) 2002 QM42's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.441871623193384'}[16].
  • (65387) 2002 QM42's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2085.653910262152'}[17].
  • (65387) 2002 QM42's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+55.65180914040528'}[18].
  • (65387) 2002 QM42's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.194693597792418'}[19].
  • (65387) 2002 QM42's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.627977673230239'}[20].
  • (65387) 2002 QM42's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.761409522354597'}[21].
  • (65387) 2002 QM42's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+236.2890929198499'}[22].
  • (65387) 2002 QM42's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+337.3677759947025'}[23].
  • (65387) 2002 QM42's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+4.957'}[24].
  • (65387) 2002 QM42's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.114'}[25].
  • (65387) 2002 QM42's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 65387[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(65387) 2002 QM42'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. 4w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Epoch → October 17, 2024
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 14.76"
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