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(68696) 2002 CX173

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(68696) 2002 CX173

Summary

(68696) 2002 CX173 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (68696) 2002 CX173 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (68696) 2002 CX173's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (68696) 2002 CX173's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (68696) 2002 CX173 followed (68695) 2002 CB171[5].
  • (68696) 2002 CX173 was followed by (68697) 2002 CR176[6].
  • (68696) 2002 CX173's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt[7].
  • (68696) 2002 CX173's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (68696) 2002 CX173's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 CX173[9].
  • (68696) 2002 CX173's time of discovery or invention is recorded as February 8, 2002[10].
  • (68696) 2002 CX173's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.171090008994468'}[11].
  • (68696) 2002 CX173's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.93'}[12].
  • (68696) 2002 CX173's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+20.45349706248742'}[13].
  • (68696) 2002 CX173's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2099.281104924807'}[14].
  • (68696) 2002 CX173's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+146.7116056214512'}[15].
  • (68696) 2002 CX173's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.208594095474101'}[16].
  • (68696) 2002 CX173's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.757552488128362'}[17].
  • (68696) 2002 CX173's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.65963570281984'}[18].
  • (68696) 2002 CX173's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+128.2453137709315'}[19].
  • (68696) 2002 CX173's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+245.5348577895587'}[20].
  • (68696) 2002 CX173's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+10.589'}[21].
  • (68696) 2002 CX173's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.057'}[22].
  • (68696) 2002 CX173's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[23].
  • (68696) 2002 CX173's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461267.984750597'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(68696) 2002 CX173'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. 23d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → asteroid
    Minor planet center body id → 68696
    Epoch → October 17, 2024
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 13.93"
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