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(68731) 2002 ES16

Summary

(68731) 2002 ES16 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (68731) 2002 ES16 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (68731) 2002 ES16's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (68731) 2002 ES16's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (68731) 2002 ES16 followed 68730 Straižys[5].
  • (68731) 2002 ES16 was followed by (68732) 2002 EF21[6].
  • (68731) 2002 ES16's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (68731) 2002 ES16's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (68731) 2002 ES16's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 ES16[9].
  • (68731) 2002 ES16's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 AS4[10].
  • (68731) 2002 ES16's time of discovery or invention is recorded as March 6, 2002[11].
  • (68731) 2002 ES16's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1577412315816649'}[12].
  • (68731) 2002 ES16's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.65'}[13].
  • (68731) 2002 ES16's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+24.63492159117887'}[14].
  • (68731) 2002 ES16's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1311.957486204418'}[15].
  • (68731) 2002 ES16's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+537.406'}[16].
  • (68731) 2002 ES16's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+110.9227346807185'}[17].
  • (68731) 2002 ES16's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.345385432861308'}[18].
  • (68731) 2002 ES16's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.715349419574546'}[19].
  • (68731) 2002 ES16's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.975421446148069'}[20].
  • (68731) 2002 ES16's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+24.00793946612799'}[21].
  • (68731) 2002 ES16's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+90.03327193124959'}[22].
  • (68731) 2002 ES16's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+3.094'}[23].
  • (68731) 2002 ES16's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.321'}[24].
  • (68731) 2002 ES16's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[25].
  • (68731) 2002 ES16's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460272.389374673'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(68731) 2002 ES16'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.
  25. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Epoch → October 17, 2024
    Instance of → asteroid
    Wikidata description → asteroid
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 14.65"
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