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(68714) 2002 CS259

Summary

(68714) 2002 CS259 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (68714) 2002 CS259 is credited with the discovery of Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking[2].
  • (68714) 2002 CS259's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (68714) 2002 CS259's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Haleakalā Observatory[4].
  • (68714) 2002 CS259 followed (68713) 2002 CX253[5].
  • (68714) 2002 CS259 was followed by Q8334690[6].
  • (68714) 2002 CS259's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (68714) 2002 CS259's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (68714) 2002 CS259's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 CS259[9].
  • (68714) 2002 CS259's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 JX84[10].
  • (68714) 2002 CS259's time of discovery or invention is recorded as February 6, 2002[11].
  • (68714) 2002 CS259's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1939280888170919'}[12].
  • (68714) 2002 CS259's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.84'}[13].
  • (68714) 2002 CS259's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+12.08229151640203'}[14].
  • (68714) 2002 CS259's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1298.499998165802'}[15].
  • (68714) 2002 CS259's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+112.2146185781831'}[16].
  • (68714) 2002 CS259's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.329319259919007'}[17].
  • (68714) 2002 CS259's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.781039692239943'}[18].
  • (68714) 2002 CS259's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.877598827598071'}[19].
  • (68714) 2002 CS259's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+192.7693028622571'}[20].
  • (68714) 2002 CS259's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+345.6289397758947'}[21].
  • (68714) 2002 CS259's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[22].
  • (68714) 2002 CS259's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460652.335615763'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(68714) 2002 CS259'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. 22d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows → (68713) 2002 CX253
    Followed by → Q8334690
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    Provisional designation → 2002 CS259, 1999 JX84
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 15.84"
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