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(68628) 2002 BU17

Summary

(68628) 2002 BU17 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (68628) 2002 BU17 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (68628) 2002 BU17's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (68628) 2002 BU17's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (68628) 2002 BU17 followed (68627) 2002 BF17[5].
  • (68628) 2002 BU17 was followed by (68629) 2002 BZ17[6].
  • (68628) 2002 BU17's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (68628) 2002 BU17's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (68628) 2002 BU17's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 BU17[9].
  • (68628) 2002 BU17's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 EZ6[10].
  • (68628) 2002 BU17's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 21, 2002[11].
  • (68628) 2002 BU17's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1556823122586693'}[12].
  • (68628) 2002 BU17's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.14'}[13].
  • (68628) 2002 BU17's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.548920888666649'}[14].
  • (68628) 2002 BU17's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1320.992375903994'}[15].
  • (68628) 2002 BU17's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+291.4648891926611'}[16].
  • (68628) 2002 BU17's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.356140888803893'}[17].
  • (68628) 2002 BU17's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.72295035038008'}[18].
  • (68628) 2002 BU17's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.989331427227707'}[19].
  • (68628) 2002 BU17's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+294.7577489991896'}[20].
  • (68628) 2002 BU17's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+17.82750827686159'}[21].
  • (68628) 2002 BU17's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[22].
  • (68628) 2002 BU17's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460535.083326347'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(68628) 2002 BU17'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 → (68629) 2002 BZ17
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1096]]: 0.1556823122586693±0.0000000043441"
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