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(68479) 2001 TX40

asteroid
Place asteroid Q15185283

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
(68478) 2001 TR26[3]
Followed by
(68480) 2001 TQ49[4]
Absolute magnitude
+14.64[10]
Albedo
+0.321[21]
Apoapsis
+2.631484444662978[16]
Argument of periapsis
+277.3499625542309[18]
Diameter
+3.092[20]
Discoverer or inventor
Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[22]
Longitude of ascending node
+41.81228744537109[14]
Mean anomaly
+49.04535772627961[19]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
+0.0217446219503145[9]
Orbital inclination
+12.49767066627493[11]
Orbital period
+1509.684155073164[12]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
+2.519478698436281[17]
Provisional designation
2001 TX40[7]
Rotation period
+9.54[13]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.57548157154963[15]
Site of astronomical discovery
Experimental Test Site[2]
Time of discovery or invention
October 14, 2001[8]
Time of periapsis
+2460794.825001558[23]
🏷️ Also known as
en (68479) 2001 TX40 ru 2001 TX40 zh 小行星68479
🔖 Identifiers · 2
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20068479
Minor Planet Center body ID
68479

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  1. [1] ↑ . 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. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Site of astronomical discovery → Experimental Test Site
    JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID → 20068479
    Diameter → {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+3.092'}
    Rotation period → {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+9.54'}
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Absolute magnitude: 14.67"
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