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(68437) 2001 RQ87

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(68437) 2001 RQ87

Summary

(68437) 2001 RQ87 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (68437) 2001 RQ87 is credited with the discovery of Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search[2].
  • (68437) 2001 RQ87's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (68437) 2001 RQ87's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station[4].
  • (68437) 2001 RQ87 followed (68436) 2001 RC85[5].
  • (68437) 2001 RQ87 was followed by (68438) 2001 RJ99[6].
  • (68437) 2001 RQ87's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (68437) 2001 RQ87's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (68437) 2001 RQ87's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 RQ87[9].
  • (68437) 2001 RQ87's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 FR13[10].
  • (68437) 2001 RQ87's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 11, 2001[11].
  • (68437) 2001 RQ87's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1422699466691969'}[12].
  • (68437) 2001 RQ87's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.3'}[13].
  • (68437) 2001 RQ87's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.989943402828818'}[14].
  • (68437) 2001 RQ87's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1535.001315444872'}[15].
  • (68437) 2001 RQ87's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+359.0703499123678'}[16].
  • (68437) 2001 RQ87's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.604195295910051'}[17].
  • (68437) 2001 RQ87's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.974694021775347'}[18].
  • (68437) 2001 RQ87's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.233696570044755'}[19].
  • (68437) 2001 RQ87's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+47.53461650186087'}[20].
  • (68437) 2001 RQ87's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+145.6360179410519'}[21].
  • (68437) 2001 RQ87's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[22].
  • (68437) 2001 RQ87's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2459979.523669123'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(68437) 2001 RQ87'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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 25d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Site of astronomical discovery → Anderson Mesa Station
    Jpl small-body database spk-id → 20068437
    Followed by → (68438) 2001 RJ99
    Time of discovery or invention → +2001-09-11T00:00:00Z
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1096]]: 0.1422699466691969±0.000000040247"
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