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(68620) 2002 AL178

Summary

(68620) 2002 AL178 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (68620) 2002 AL178 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (68620) 2002 AL178's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (68620) 2002 AL178's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (68620) 2002 AL178 followed (68619) 2002 AS166[5].
  • (68620) 2002 AL178 was followed by (68621) 2002 AK189[6].
  • (68620) 2002 AL178's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (68620) 2002 AL178's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (68620) 2002 AL178's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 AL178[9].
  • (68620) 2002 AL178's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 RE223[10].
  • (68620) 2002 AL178's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 14, 2002[11].
  • (68620) 2002 AL178's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1894296284330307'}[12].
  • (68620) 2002 AL178's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.71'}[13].
  • (68620) 2002 AL178's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.455328397190404'}[14].
  • (68620) 2002 AL178's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1516.285807620361'}[15].
  • (68620) 2002 AL178's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+109.4669468501235'}[16].
  • (68620) 2002 AL178's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.582984274181888'}[17].
  • (68620) 2002 AL178's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.072278025488524'}[18].
  • (68620) 2002 AL178's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.093690522875251'}[19].
  • (68620) 2002 AL178's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+148.5181659546462'}[20].
  • (68620) 2002 AL178's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+72.5350298964107'}[21].
  • (68620) 2002 AL178's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[22].
  • (68620) 2002 AL178's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460294.989343369'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(68620) 2002 AL178'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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  1. 4w 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 → (68621) 2002 AK189
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 15.71"
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