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(68116) 2001 AZ3

Summary

(68116) 2001 AZ3 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (68116) 2001 AZ3 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (68116) 2001 AZ3's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (68116) 2001 AZ3's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (68116) 2001 AZ3 followed (68115) 2001 AA2[5].
  • (68116) 2001 AZ3 was followed by (68117) 2001 AF5[6].
  • (68116) 2001 AZ3's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (68116) 2001 AZ3's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (68116) 2001 AZ3's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 AZ3[9].
  • (68116) 2001 AZ3's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 2, 2001[10].
  • (68116) 2001 AZ3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1334129587241698'}[11].
  • (68116) 2001 AZ3's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.79'}[12].
  • (68116) 2001 AZ3's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.358830212339498'}[13].
  • (68116) 2001 AZ3's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1306.653523131523'}[14].
  • (68116) 2001 AZ3's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+209.4678920156855'}[15].
  • (68116) 2001 AZ3's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.339059905351003'}[16].
  • (68116) 2001 AZ3's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.651120807956957'}[17].
  • (68116) 2001 AZ3's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.026999002745049'}[18].
  • (68116) 2001 AZ3's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+186.9406264131368'}[19].
  • (68116) 2001 AZ3's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+291.5062598668792'}[20].
  • (68116) 2001 AZ3's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+1.946'}[21].
  • (68116) 2001 AZ3's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.204'}[22].
  • (68116) 2001 AZ3's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[23].
  • (68116) 2001 AZ3's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460849.1044079373'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(68116) 2001 AZ3'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 . 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Diameter → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount':
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Site of astronomical discovery → Experimental Test Site
    Imported from → —
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 15.79"
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