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(68712) 2002 CO249

Summary

(68712) 2002 CO249 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (68712) 2002 CO249 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (68712) 2002 CO249's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (68712) 2002 CO249's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (68712) 2002 CO249 followed (68711) 2002 CV244[5].
  • (68712) 2002 CO249 was followed by (68713) 2002 CX253[6].
  • (68712) 2002 CO249's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (68712) 2002 CO249's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (68712) 2002 CO249's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 CO249[9].
  • (68712) 2002 CO249's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 LK27[10].
  • (68712) 2002 CO249's time of discovery or invention is recorded as February 15, 2002[11].
  • (68712) 2002 CO249's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1548301973636076'}[12].
  • (68712) 2002 CO249's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.0'}[13].
  • (68712) 2002 CO249's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.38376762105451'}[14].
  • (68712) 2002 CO249's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1310.153875015757'}[15].
  • (68712) 2002 CO249's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+209.1263407763742'}[16].
  • (68712) 2002 CO249's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.343235397116745'}[17].
  • (68712) 2002 CO249's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.706038996121722'}[18].
  • (68712) 2002 CO249's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.980431798111768'}[19].
  • (68712) 2002 CO249's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+73.96215739044986'}[20].
  • (68712) 2002 CO249's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.288301555474694'}[21].
  • (68712) 2002 CO249's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+1.819'}[22].
  • (68712) 2002 CO249's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.307'}[23].
  • (68712) 2002 CO249's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[24].
  • (68712) 2002 CO249's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460577.614881527'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(68712) 2002 CO249'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. 22d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows → (68711) 2002 CV244
    Followed by → (68713) 2002 CX253
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    Provisional designation → 2002 CO249, 1999 LK27
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 16.0"
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