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(68716) 2002 CX280

Summary

(68716) 2002 CX280 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (68716) 2002 CX280 is credited with the discovery of Marc Buie[2].
  • (68716) 2002 CX280's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (68716) 2002 CX280's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory[4].
  • (68716) 2002 CX280 followed Q8334690[5].
  • (68716) 2002 CX280 was followed by (68717) 2002 CO286[6].
  • (68716) 2002 CX280's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (68716) 2002 CX280's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (68716) 2002 CX280's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 CX280[9].
  • (68716) 2002 CX280's time of discovery or invention is recorded as February 8, 2002[10].
  • (68716) 2002 CX280's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1976117074107904'}[11].
  • (68716) 2002 CX280's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.61'}[12].
  • (68716) 2002 CX280's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.412562191719481'}[13].
  • (68716) 2002 CX280's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1291.75312992868'}[14].
  • (68716) 2002 CX280's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+156.6690786221418'}[15].
  • (68716) 2002 CX280's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.321243659295074'}[16].
  • (68716) 2002 CX280's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.779948582124844'}[17].
  • (68716) 2002 CX280's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.862538736465303'}[18].
  • (68716) 2002 CX280's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+111.3195289956522'}[19].
  • (68716) 2002 CX280's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+31.77522155902518'}[20].
  • (68716) 2002 CX280's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[21].
  • (68716) 2002 CX280's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460486.4840502692'}[22].

Body

Designation and Status

(68716) 2002 CX280'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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 22d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital eccentricity → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1976117074107904'}
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Discoverer or inventor → Marc Buie
    Followed by → (68717) 2002 CO286
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 16.61"
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