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(68657) 2002 CW87

Summary

(68657) 2002 CW87 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (68657) 2002 CW87 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (68657) 2002 CW87's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (68657) 2002 CW87's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (68657) 2002 CW87 followed (68656) 2002 CU78[5].
  • (68657) 2002 CW87 was followed by (68658) 2002 CN89[6].
  • (68657) 2002 CW87's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (68657) 2002 CW87's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (68657) 2002 CW87's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 CW87[9].
  • (68657) 2002 CW87's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 WW128[10].
  • (68657) 2002 CW87's time of discovery or invention is recorded as February 7, 2002[11].
  • (68657) 2002 CW87's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2112540189437581'}[12].
  • (68657) 2002 CW87's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.18'}[13].
  • (68657) 2002 CW87's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.821330407274983'}[14].
  • (68657) 2002 CW87's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1295.714112540272'}[15].
  • (68657) 2002 CW87's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+337.2535670313378'}[16].
  • (68657) 2002 CW87's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.325986419633827'}[17].
  • (68657) 2002 CW87's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.817360398790076'}[18].
  • (68657) 2002 CW87's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.834612440477579'}[19].
  • (68657) 2002 CW87's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+321.7715797621563'}[20].
  • (68657) 2002 CW87's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+356.6107052588642'}[21].
  • (68657) 2002 CW87's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[22].
  • (68657) 2002 CW87's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460612.6987695214'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(68657) 2002 CW87'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. 27d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Jpl small-body database spk-id → 20068657
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 16.18"
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