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(68706) 2002 CX234

Summary

(68706) 2002 CX234 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (68706) 2002 CX234 is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch[2].
  • (68706) 2002 CX234's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (68706) 2002 CX234's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory[4].
  • (68706) 2002 CX234 followed (68705) 2002 CM221[5].
  • (68706) 2002 CX234 was followed by (68707) 2002 CX235[6].
  • (68706) 2002 CX234's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt[7].
  • (68706) 2002 CX234's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (68706) 2002 CX234's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 CX234[9].
  • (68706) 2002 CX234's time of discovery or invention is recorded as February 8, 2002[10].
  • (68706) 2002 CX234's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2668290120556678'}[11].
  • (68706) 2002 CX234's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.61'}[12].
  • (68706) 2002 CX234's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+17.39056159029762'}[13].
  • (68706) 2002 CX234's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2206.641659084011'}[14].
  • (68706) 2002 CX234's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+180.0'}[15].
  • (68706) 2002 CX234's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+198.8586303763959'}[16].
  • (68706) 2002 CX234's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.317077288032791'}[17].
  • (68706) 2002 CX234's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+4.202169743710874'}[18].
  • (68706) 2002 CX234's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.431984832354707'}[19].
  • (68706) 2002 CX234's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+98.06707878481018'}[20].
  • (68706) 2002 CX234's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+205.6115229782008'}[21].
  • (68706) 2002 CX234's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+7.884'}[22].
  • (68706) 2002 CX234's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.045'}[23].
  • (68706) 2002 CX234's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[24].
  • (68706) 2002 CX234's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461546.833458552'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(68706) 2002 CX234'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.
  24. [25] ↑ . 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 · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Time of discovery or invention → +2002-02-08T00:00:00Z
    Site of astronomical discovery → Kitt Peak National Observatory
    Minor planet center body id → 68706
    Provisional designation → 2002 CX234
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1096]]: 0.2668290120556678±0.0000000046151"
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