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(68598) 2002 AY50

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(68598) 2002 AY50

Summary

(68598) 2002 AY50 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (68598) 2002 AY50 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (68598) 2002 AY50's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (68598) 2002 AY50's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (68598) 2002 AY50 followed (68597) 2002 AX42[5].
  • (68598) 2002 AY50 was followed by (68599) 2002 AU62[6].
  • (68598) 2002 AY50's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (68598) 2002 AY50's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (68598) 2002 AY50's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 AY50[9].
  • (68598) 2002 AY50's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 9, 2002[10].
  • (68598) 2002 AY50's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1534752978805192'}[11].
  • (68598) 2002 AY50's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.97'}[12].
  • (68598) 2002 AY50's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.936961208364421'}[13].
  • (68598) 2002 AY50's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1342.688891131581'}[14].
  • (68598) 2002 AY50's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+126.0214120093215'}[15].
  • (68598) 2002 AY50's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.381869587596278'}[16].
  • (68598) 2002 AY50's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.747427732065166'}[17].
  • (68598) 2002 AY50's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.01631144312739'}[18].
  • (68598) 2002 AY50's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+81.60533376725516'}[19].
  • (68598) 2002 AY50's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+358.1251359632822'}[20].
  • (68598) 2002 AY50's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+1.808'}[21].
  • (68598) 2002 AY50's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.179'}[22].
  • (68598) 2002 AY50's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[23].
  • (68598) 2002 AY50's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460607.492664207'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(68598) 2002 AY50'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. 5w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Wikidata description → asteroid
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+
    Followed by → (68599) 2002 AU62
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 15.97"
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